Harlequin s'amuse.

Primary Artist

Charles Conder (1868–1909)

Title

Harlequin s'amuse.

Reference

Dodgson (1913), 23

Date made

1905

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

transfer-lithograph, printed in purple ink, from one stone

Matrix size

25.6 x 32.8 cm (printed image)

Support

cream silk [probably white]

Support size

34.4 x 49.0 cm (sheet)

Edition information

Impression on paper in sanguine and black, also impressions on silk, 3 hand-coloured and 1 printed in purple on white silk.

Subject description

Theatrical scene of five figures on a stage with audience in background. Pierrot performing at left and Columbine in centre.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42054

Accession number

76.1157

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1976/77 (1976-12-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, November 1976:

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Country of context

Australia

Notes

A hand-coloured impression on silk with an additional figure in l.l. of picture was sold at Goodman and Co Auctions, 135 Macquarie Street, Sydney Auction: 8 July 1981, Lot 77.

Creators

Conder, Charles. | (1868–1909) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013