Boys head.

Artist: Cilento, Margaret. | Title: Boys head. | Date: 1948 | Technique: etching, softground printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate,
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Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Boys head.

Date made

1948

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

etching, softground printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate,

Matrix size

12.6 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 8

Subject description

Head of a boy.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

179931

Creators

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

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Cilento, Margaret. | Title: Boys head. | Date: 1948 | Technique: etching, softground printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate,
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 94.41

State

published state

Impression

5/8

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