The bird
Primary Artist
James Cant (1911–1982)
Title
Source
Six signed artists prints. Adelaide: the artist, 1948
Page or Plate number
no.3
Date made
1948
Place made
Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map
Category
Print type
photographic
Technique
cliche-verre, printed in blue pigment, from one hand-drawn glass plate
Matrix size
25.8 x 25.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin buff wove paper
Support size
35.0 x 29.5 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
48/150
Edition information
edition of 150
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'J. Cant'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, '48/150'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
167369
Accession number
2007.938.4
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)
Provenance
Agapitos/Wilson Collection, Sydney. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, of the Agapitos/Wilson Collection, from James Agapitos and Ray Wilson, Sydney, August 2007.
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of James Agapitos OAM and Ray Wilson OAM 2007
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Surrealism | Collection: The James Agapitos and Ray Wilson collection of Australian surrealist art, acquired, 2007.
Creators
Cant, James. | (1911–1982) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013