The Idiot

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Primary Artist

David Strachan (1919–1970)

Title

The Idiot

Date made

1951

Place made

Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Stramur-Presse, 4 rue de Chatillon View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching

Matrix size

28.9 x 22.5 cm (book (closed))

Support

white wove Arches Velin de Johannot paper

State

published state

Impression

impression H

Edition information

edition of 65, only 50 for sale (A-O not for sale)

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

175641

Accession number

2007.1134.16

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

Strachan, David. | (1919–1970) English | Male | artist

Murray, Jacques. | (1949–) Dutch | Male | printer

STRAMUR-PRESSE | (1951–1953) French | Organisation | publisher

Kershaw, Alister. | (1921–1995) Male | author

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013