Performer 1968

George Baldessin (1939-1978)

Performer 1968

etching, aquatint and colour stencil
37.0 x 50.0 cm (image); 39.5 x 50.0 cm (sheet)

signed and dated lower right: George Baldessin 68

numbered lower left: ed 25

titled lower centre: 'Performer'

bears inscription verso: 677/ A5294/T

edition of 25

Provenance:

Private collection, Melbourne

Acquired from the above, private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

George Baldessin: Sculpture and Etchings: A Memorial Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1983, cat.51 (another example)

George Baldessin: Complete Etchings, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria, 1974, cat.146 (another example)

Reference:

Kolenberg., J., George Baldessin Estate: Prints 1963 - 1978, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 1997, p.46, cat.163 (illus., another example)

Lindsay, R. & Holloway, M., George Baldessin: Sculpture and Etchings, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1983, p.72, cat.51 (another example)

Edquist., H., George Baldessin: Paradox & Persuasion, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, 2009, p.139 (illus. p.138, another example)

Related Works:

Another example of this work is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Estimate: $4000 - 6000