Sound of a shell.

Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Sound of a shell.

Date made

1947

Place made

North & Central America, United States of America, New York, New York, Atelier 17, 41E 8th St View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint, softground printed in black ink, from two plates,

Matrix size

21.0 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

33.4 x 25.4 cm (sheet)

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/1947'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists/proof'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sound of a Shell'.

Subject description

Abstract of circular and rectangular shapes.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

179862

Accession number

93.159

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1993/94 (1993-10-27)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Adam Galleries, Melbourne, 1993.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1993

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

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

Last Updated

06 Jan 2013