Circus.
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
etching, aquatint printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plates,
Matrix size
12.6 x 17.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
23.8 x 31.0 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, ' 'Circus' '.
Subject description
Circus bigtop and aerial performer.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
179866
Accession number
93.1594
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1993/94 (1993-10-27)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Adam Galleries, Melbourne, 1993.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1993
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