Mexican 1835 - 1904DrypointSigned and dated l.r., Titled l.l

Painter, printmaker and sculptor Rick Amor is one of Australia's most distinguished senior artists. He was a good friend of the late George Baldessin and three times Archibald Prize winner Clifton Pugh, having lived and worked at Pugh's property, Dunmoochin in Cottles Bridge, Nillumbik during the 1980s and 90s. George Baldessin (1939-1978) was born in San Biagio di Callalta, in the Veneto in Northern Italy and arrived in Australia ten years later. A printmaker and sculptor he built his bluestone studio at St Andrews (Nillumbik) in 1971 with his partner Tess and the three Hails brothers, Rob, Doug and Don. Made of recycled materials the studio today contains all of George’s equipment including the large press, which he modelled himself with the help of Neil Jeffrey (Enjay Presses). George won many prizes throughout his career and is represented in many of Australia's public art collections including his famous 'Pears' sculpture in front of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. In 1975 he represented Australia in the Sao Paulo Biennale, before living and working in Paris until his return to St Andrews in 1977. In 1978 George was killed in a car accident aged 39 years. In 2001 Tess returned to St Andrews to reclaim the run-down studio and reconstitute it as The Baldessin Press & Studio - a printmaking retreat. It operates in George’s memory, so that artists may continue to create, perpetuating the generous spirit of George. 'The Ruin' is one of eight prints in the 'Baldessin & Friends commemorative folio. The folio was conceived by Tess Edwards as a fundraising initiative in celebration of the The Baldessin Press & Studio's fifteen year anniversary, and as a way to honour George Baldessin's memory. The folio is a unique coming together of seven very different and acclaimed artists who are connected by their friendship to the missing eighth member, George Baldessin. The Baldessin Press & Studio is a not-for-profit organisation created in memory of the late George Baldessin (1939-1978), whose original studio is now open to the public for creative use and as a practical legacy to living artists. The Studio is located in St Andrews, Nillumbik. Rick Amor has been an ardent supporter of the Baldessin Press & Studio and a great patron of living artists. In 2014 the Press partnered with Amor and the State Library of Victoria to create The Amor Residency at The Baldessin Press & Studio, which is part of the Library's annual fellowship program. 'The Ruin' was based on a plein air painting done by Rick Amor on a trip to Broken Hill in 2001 and reflects on death and the passing of time so eloquently portrayed by the industrial ruins of NSW. In the tradition of a Piranesi, the work emphasises the transience of life and the triumph of time. Black and white drypoint etching in which a small figure, a traveller; located bottom left, points to a large crumbling edifice (building), a stage like space in the background. Ed.14/25baldessin, print, drypoint, amor, 2018 ekphrasis, ruin, etching, ekphrasis2018

Etching and drypoint

Drypoint etchingTitled, edition 1/25, signed and dated 1923 under printed imagefactory, industrial, etching, architectural

Etching and drypointSigned 'DW '04' lower right corner of print. Edition 11/25, numbered in lower left corner.

French 1814 - 1875Drypoint etchingSigned and dated in plate; Gazette des Beaux Arts ... Imp e A Delate Paris' in margins

Drypoint EtchingTitled

Australian 1880 - 1938Drypoint etchingSigned and titled

Australian 1880 - 1938Drypoint EtchingTitled and signed

Donated from the estate of Patricia Marie White, 2013Drypoint engraving on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of Patricia Marie White, 2013Drypoint engraving on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Lesley Duxbury through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2017Drypoint engraving on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Lesley Duxbury through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2017Drypoint etching on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Lesley Duxbury through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2017Drypoint etching on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Lesley Duxbury through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2017Drypoint etching on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of Patricia Marie White, 2013Drypoint etching on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of Patricia Marie White, 2013Drypoint etching on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of Alfred Andrews, 2014Etching and drypoint on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 2017Perspex drypoint print on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 2017Perspex drypoint print on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1996Etching and drypoint on handmade papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 2015Aquatint and drypoint etching on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Freestone Press, 2016Photo-etching and drypoint on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Rodney Scherer through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2004Drypoint etching with watercolour on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of Patricia Marie White, 2013Drypoint etching and aquatint on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of Patricia Marie White, 2013Drypoint etching and aquatint on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 2017Drypoint etching and watercolour on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Australia 1913 - 1986Drypoint AP s.81Signed, dated and editioned. Inscribed 'For Bev'