Death of Adonis
Print
1971 (printed and published)
1971 (printed and published)
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Anthony Gross (1905-1984) was a painter and printmaker. He also illustrated a number of books. He is best known for his etchings, which are characterised by dense decorative line and texture, often achieved by the use of unconventional printmaking tools. This is one of three prints from the sequence of six which he made to illustrate the livre d’artiste ‘Sixe Idyllia, chosen out of the Sicilian Poet Theocritus’ (1971). There is a copy of the book in the National Art Library.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Etching by Anthony Gross, Folded sheet printed on the front with 'Death of Adonis', 1971, an etching from 'Sixe Idyllia, Chosen Out of the Sicilian Poet Theocritus', and inside printed with the logo of the Rampant Lion Press and details of publication. |
| Physical description | Print on paper |
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| Content description | Printed in black and white with dense foliage, and in blank stip at the bottom of the sheet, three wild boars. |
| Marks and inscriptions | AY. GROSS (Signed in plate) |
| Credit line | Given by Marc Balakjian and Dorothea Wight of Studio Prints |
| Summary | Anthony Gross (1905-1984) was a painter and printmaker. He also illustrated a number of books. He is best known for his etchings, which are characterised by dense decorative line and texture, often achieved by the use of unconventional printmaking tools. This is one of three prints from the sequence of six which he made to illustrate the livre d’artiste ‘Sixe Idyllia, chosen out of the Sicilian Poet Theocritus’ (1971). There is a copy of the book in the National Art Library. |
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| Accession number | E.4-2016 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2015 |
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