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An image of The garden at Kurrajong by Salvatore Zofrea

Salvatore Zofrea

(Australia 1946– )

Title
The garden at Kurrajong, from the suite Appassionata
Year
1994-1999
Media category
Print
Materials used
woodblock print; black ink on heavy white Japanese Hitachi paper
Edition
Hors Commerce
Dimensions

45.0 x 59.5cm blockmark; 84.0 x 63.6cm sheet

Signature & date
Signed beneath the printed image l.r. corner, pencil "Zofrea". Not dated.
Credit
Gift of the artist 2002
Accession number
182.2002.11
Copyright
© Salvatore Zofrea
Location
Not on display
Further information

The Appassionata series is the most detailed account of the principal experiences in the life of Salvatore Zofrea, focusing on his birth and early life in Borgia, Southern Italy, his migration to Australia, his travels, maturation as an artist, family, personal relationships and friends.

Zofrea is one of the finest exponents of woodcut in Australia. His work as a painter and printmaker is inextricably linked - his woodcut prints have been influenced by his work as a painter especially in the richness of their texture, composition and ambition, as has his painting by his activity as a printmaker - his paintings have become simpler in expression and design since he has been making woodcuts.

The series is in an edition of 14 with 6 artist's proofs, four of which are on Japanese paper textured by the wooden boards on which the paper is dried after couching.

Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2002

Bibliography (1)

Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Salvatore Zofrea: Appassionata woodcuts, Domain, 2000, 77 (illus.). cat.no. 81

Exhibition history (4)

Salvatore Zofrea 'Appassionata': one hundred woodcuts, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 02 Feb 2001–21 Mar 2001.

Salvatore Zofrea 'Appassionata': one hundred woodcuts, John Curtin Gallery, 06 Apr 2001–27 May 2001.

Salvatore Zofrea 'Appassionata': one hundred woodcuts, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 30 Aug 2001–28 Oct 2001.

Salvatore Zofrea 'Appassionata': one hundred woodcuts, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, 01 Dec 2001–03 Feb 2002.