Primary Artist

Margaret Cilento (1923–2006)

Title

Icarus.

Other titles

Icare

Date made

1949

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving and foul biting, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

10.0 x 12.6 cm (plate-mark)

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Surrealism

Subject description

Mythological scene of Icarus with wings made of wax flying near the sun and falling to earth again.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

78881

Creators

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

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025