Kangaroo.
Primary Artist
Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)
Title
Date made
1953
Place made
Meanjin / Brisbane, Queensland, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
5.8 x 7.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
15.9 x 23.1 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
21/100
Edition information
edition of 100, 8 only printed
Production notes
Although the edition is meant to have been 100, Margaret only printed and edition of 8. [Jude Savage to NGA]
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right 'Margaret Cilento '53'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '21/100'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: a kangaroo resting.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
11736
Accession number
97.1018
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1996/97 (1997-06-23)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Adam Galleries, Melbourne, 1997.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1997
Subject category
Australia, Animal: Kangaroo
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Although the edition is meant to have been 100, Margaret only printed and edition of 8.
Creators
Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013