The fish.

Primary Artist

James Cant (1911–1982)

Title

The fish.

Source

Six signed artists prints. Adelaide: the artist, 1948

Page or Plate number

no.1

Date made

1948

Place made

Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

photographic

Technique

cliche-verre, printed in blue pigment, from one hand-drawn glass plate

Matrix size

20.4 x 25.2 cm (printed image)

Support

thin buff wove paper

Support size

35.0 x 29.6 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

174735

Accession number

2007.938.2

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