Boys head.
Primary Artist
Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)
Title
Date made
1948
Place made
North & Central America, United States of America, New York, New York, Atelier 17, 41E 8th St View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, softground printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate,
Matrix size
12.6 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
18.0 x 23.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
5/8
Edition information
edition of 8
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Margaret Cilento/1948'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/8'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Boys head'.
Subject description
Head of a boy.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
179931
Accession number
94.41
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
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
Atelier 17. | (1927–1988) American | French | Organisation | print workshop