Head of baboon.

Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Head of baboon.

Date made

1951

Place made

Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Atelier 17, Rue de Vaigiraid View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Support

cream wove paper

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/ 1951'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Head of Baboon'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists proof'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso in black pencil, 'Made in Paris/ 'Atelier 17' at Hayter Studio/ Rue de Vaigiraid'.

Subject description

Abstracted head of baboon.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

179990

Accession number

95.284

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1994/95 (1995-04-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Adam Galleries, Melbourne, 1995.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1995

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Inscribed on reverse, pencil "Made in Paris/ "Atelier 17" at Hayter Studio/ Rue de Vaigiraid".

Creators

Atelier 17. | (1927–1988) American | French | Organisation | print workshop

Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013