I. 1st state of 2
II. 2nd and final state (Featured Image)
E.153 Ship 2008
I. 1st state of 2
Etching. A view of the sea, with a large container ship on the horizon, silhouetted against a cloudy sky. The sea in the foreground is choppy.
Impression on wove paper, printed by Rick Amor in his Alphington studio. Inscribed in pencil, below the plate mark: lower left: ‘1-1’; lower centre: ‘Ship’; lower right: signed and dated ‘R Amor ’08’.
II. 2nd and final state (Featured Image)
The clouds, particularly those to the left of the ship, have been burnished so as to create a lighter sky.
Impression on wove paper, printed by Rick Amor in his Alphington studio. Inscribed in pencil, below the plate mark: lower left: ‘AP’; lower centre: ‘Ship’; lower right: signed and dated ‘R Amor ’08’.
Etching. A view of the sea, with a large container ship on the horizon, silhouetted against a cloudy sky. The sea in the foreground is choppy.
The clouds, particularly those to the left of the ship, have been burnished so as to create a lighter sky.
- Catalogue Number
- E.153
- Title and Date
- Ship 2008
- Description of Featured Image
- A view of the sea, with a large container ship on the horizon, silhouetted against a cloudy sky. The sea in the foreground is choppy.
- Where Made
- Alphington, Melbourne
- Medium Category and Technique
- Intaglio Print: Etching and burnishing on copper
- Support
- Wove paper. Identified papers: No papers identified.
- Dimensions
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Image size: 68 x 90 mm
Matrix size: 68 x 90 mm - Artist’s Record Number
- RAE.180
- Printer(s) and Workshop(s)
- Both impressions printed by Rick Amor in his Alphington studio.
- Summary Edition Information
- Two states. No edition.
- Literature
- For an illustration of the painting The ship sails on, 2008, see Liverpool Street Gallery (with Niagara Galleries), Rick Amor – Small Paintings 2009 (exh. cat.), Liverpool Street Gallery, East Sydney, 2009, n.p., cat. no. 5.
- Collections
- State Library of Victoria, Melbourne: one state impression, numbered 1-1.
- Comment
The image of a large container vessel on the horizon has often appeared in Amor’s art. The ship suggests the longing for journeys to distant, unknown lands, while also evocative of mysterious hidden cargo. This etching is based on a plein-air watercolour, which also served as a modello for a painting that is closely related to the print: The ship sails on, 2008 (Liverpool Street Galleries 2009).
Only two impressions of the etching were printed and Amor decided against editioning it.
- Keywords
- Container ship, Sea, Ship
- URL
- https://catalogue.rickamor.com.au/works/intaglio/ship/
Record last updated 17/02/2021