Persephone.
Primary Artist
Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)
Title
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
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, engraving and softground etching, printed with plate-tone
Matrix size
15.8 x 25.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
25.1 x 33.4 cm (sheet)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Margaret Cilento 1947' 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
78877
Accession number
84.1353
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, September 1984; From the exhibition, 'Margaret Cilento: Prints and drawings 1946-53', Sydney: Garry Anderson Gallery, April - 13 May 1984, cat, no., 6.
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013