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

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013