Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay.
Primary Artist
Robert Emerson Curtis (1898–1996)
Title
Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay.
Date made
1923
Place made
North & Central America, United States of America, California, San Francisco View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
8.0 x 13.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
14.0 x 20.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'REC. 1923'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Alcatraz Island/ San Francisco Bay'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
156048
Accession number
91.777
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1991/92 (1991-09-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the artist, Sydney, 1991.
Credit line
Purchased 1991
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Curtis, Robert Emerson. | (1898–1996) Australian | English | Male | artist