Scarecrow.
Primary Artist
Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)
Title
Date made
1951
Place made
Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Atelier 17, Rue de Vaigiraid View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, aquatint, printed in colour from two plates
Matrix size
24.8 x 19.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
33.2 x 25.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof 2
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Margaret Cilento 1950'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists/proof'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Scarecrow'.
Subject description
Abstracted star-shaped figure.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
179983
Accession number
94.1321
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1994/95 (1994-10-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Adam Galleries, Melbourne, 1994.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1994
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist