Circus acrobat.

Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Circus acrobat.

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 and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Support

white wove paper

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, 'A/P'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Circus Acrobat' '.

Subject description

Female circus acrobat performing a hand stand.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

179913

Accession number

94.1313

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

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

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013