Scarecrow.
Primary Artist
Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)
Title
Date made
1951
Place made
Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris, Atelier 17, Rue de Vaigiraid View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
colour engraving, aquatint, stencil and printed with plate-tone
Matrix size
24.8 x 19.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
36.4 x 32.7 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Margaret Cilento/1951'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Scarecrow'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Artists proof'.
Subject description
Abstracted star-shaped figure.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
78886
Accession number
84.1357
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, September 1984; From the exhibition, 'Margaret Cilento: Prints and drawings 1946-53', Sydney: Garry Anderson Gallery, April - 13 May 1984, cat, no., 16.
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
19 Mar 2013