Chauve souris (Bat).
Primary Artist
Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)
Title
Date made
1949
Place made
Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Atelier 17, Rue de Vaigiraid View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
28.2 x 8.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove Arches Johannot paper
Support size
28.2 x 22.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'Johannot'
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Margaret Cilento/1949'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Chauve Souris'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A/P'.
Subject description
Bat hanging upside down.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
179933
Accession number
94.1314
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
Atelier 17. | (1927–1988) American | French | Organisation | print workshop
Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist