Persephone.
Primary Artist
Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)
Title
Date made
1949
Place made
North & Central America, United States of America, New York, New York, Atelier 17, 41E 8th St View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
15.8 x 26.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
25.2 x 33.2 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 1949'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists Proof'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Persephone' '.
Subject description
Mythological scene of Persephone being abducted by Hades on a horse.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
179938
Accession number
94.1316
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1994/95 (1994-10-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Adam Galleries, Melbourne, 1994.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1994
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Atelier 17. | (1927–1988) American | French | Organisation | print workshop
Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
06 Jan 2013