Carnival clowns II
Primary Artist
Mary Macqueen (1912–1994)
Title
Date made
1960
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, RMIT View on map Close map
Category
Print type
Intaglio-
Technique
etching, open bite, aquatint and soft ground, printed in colour from two plates; yellow ink applied by stencil
Matrix size
23.0 x 30.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
28.0 x 38.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof A
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Mary Macqueen'. Not dated Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Carnival Clowns' II' Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists proof A' Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '7 gns/ 9gns framed' Inscribed lower right corner in black pencil, 'c 59' [incorrect dating by artist]
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92665
Accession number
84.2126
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1984/85 (1984-12-11)
Provenance
Given by the artist to the NGA, December 1984.
Credit line
Gift of the artist 1984
Copyright
Courtesy Paulette Calhoun, for the estate of Mary Macqueen
Country of context
Australia
Creators
MACQUEEN, Mary | (1912–1994) Australian | Female | artist