The two grinning Cleopatras

Primary Artist

Murray Walker (1937–)

Title

The two grinning Cleopatras

Date made

1973

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

19.9 x 17.4 cm (printed image)

Support

textured off-white wove paper

Support size

38.7 x 28.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower right edge, verso 'HAND MADE'.

State

editioned state

Impression

11/16

Edition information

edition of 16

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Murray Walker 73'. Titled lower left edge in black pencil, 'The two grinning Cleopatras'. Inscribed with edition details, lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '11/16'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed, verso lower right side edge in black pencil, '1.1071'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

84245

Accession number

2008.703.46

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2008/2009 (2008-08-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, 2008

Credit line

Purchased 2008

Creators

WALKER, Murray | (1937–) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

06 Jan 2013