Skull and kite.

Artist: Cilento, Margaret. | Title: Skull and kite. | Date: 1949 | Technique: engraving, etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
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Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Skull and kite.

Date made

1949

Place made

Atelier 17, 41E 8th St, New York, New York, United States of America View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

21.2 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

Kite with skull motif.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

11738

Creators

Atelier 17. | (1927–1988) American | French | Organisation | print workshop

Cilento, Margaret. | (1923–2006) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Cilento, Margaret. | Title: Skull and kite. | Date: 1949 | Technique: engraving, etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 97.1019

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

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