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Artworks
Patrick Procktor
VICTORIA FALLS, 1974Aquatint, artist proof, aside from the edition of 50Image H. 14 cm x W. 22 cm
Framed H. 32 cm x W. 41 cm x D. 2.5 cmSigned in pencil lower right 'Patrick Procktor' and inscribed AP lower leftWB1841Copyright The Artist£ 795.00The present work belongs to Procktor's South African series of 6 prints. He travelled to the country in 1974, taking with him a set of small copper plates at the...The present work belongs to Procktor's South African series of 6 prints. He travelled to the country in 1974, taking with him a set of small copper plates at the behest of Editions Alecto. He set sail on the Liner SS Oranje with his wife Kirsten, and baby son Nicholas. They began by staying at a flat near the coast, and then travelled to Stellenbosch, Johannesburg with trip to Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and back to Johannesburg. The print, along with the remaining 5 from the series, were exhibited at the Redfern Gallery in October 1974.
Literature
Ian Massey, 'Patrick Procktor: Art and Life', Unicorn Press, 2010, illustrated p.142
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