Etching 1979
220 x 155 mm [285 x 155 mm]
Ref: Garton 40 state iii/iii
A stunning artist’s proof, printed by Tanner in 1980 on antique watermarked paper prior to the edition of 25 in 1984.
Annotated in Tanner’s distinctive hand in the bottom margin, The Drinking Trough: 1980 (The first proof of the final state)
Signed and dated by the artist in pencil.
Two very small foxmarks in the margin outside the image and one verso, not seen on recto and remnants of old hinge tape, otherwise in excellent condition.