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- Catalogue Number
- E.077
- Title and Date
- Fishermans Bend 1993
- Description of Featured Image
- View of the convergence of the Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers, with Fishermans Bend on the left, and Coode Island, with its circular tanks and its port cranes, on the right. In the far distance is the harbour facility of Port Melbourne.
- Where Made
- Dunmoochin, Cottles Bridge
- Medium Category and Technique
- Intaglio Print: Etching on copper
- Support
- Wove paper. Identified papers: BFK Rives paper with watermark: ‘BFK RIVES / FRANCE’ with infinity symbol.
- Dimensions
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Image size: 128 x 159 mm
Matrix size: 129 x 161 mm - Artist’s Record Number
- RAE.72
- Printer(s) and Workshop(s)
- All impressions printed by Rick Amor in his Dunmoochin studio, Cottles Bridge.
- Summary Edition Information
- Two states. Nominal edition of ten, but only one impression printed and numbered, 1993.
- Collections
- State Library of Victoria, Melbourne: two state impressions, numbered 1 and 2; AP I.
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra: ed. 1/10 (2007.628).
- Comment
In 1993, when Amor made this etching, Fishermans Bend (formerly Fishermen’s Bend), which lies four kilometres to the west of Melbourne’s CBD, was a large industrial area; much of it is now (2017) earmarked for urban renewal. Coode Island, seen on the right in E.077, is a petrochemical storage area.
The etching presents a composite view based on two plein-air works by Amor: a drawing of the distant view (but moved further up than in reality), and an oil painting that shows the scene depicted in the left half of the print.
This is one of Rick Amor’s most Whistlerian etchings, both in the delicacy of its etched line and in its setting.
- Keywords
- Fishermans Bend (Melbourne), Melbourne, Port
- URL
- https://catalogue.rickamor.com.au/works/intaglio/fishermans-bend/
Record last updated 31/07/2017