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Hidden Cities II: Embarkation for Cythera

2004

Peter Milton

Associated Names

Peter Milton

Artist, American, born 1930

The image shows a cityscape with a castle-like structure on terraced steps in the distance. An airship flies above. In the foreground, there are stairs leading down, bare trees, street lamps, archways, and a vintage car. The scene is depicted in monochromatic tones with fine details in a realistic style.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and engraving in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Patrica Emison on the retirement of Peter Parshall, Curator of Old Master Prints
Dimensions

plate: 61.6 x 79.69 cm (24 1/4 x 31 3/8 in.)
sheet: 93.98 x 107.32 cm (37 x 42 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2010.96.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Johnson & Milton 1996, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Patricia Emison, Lee, New Hampshire; acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Emison, Patricia

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: HIDDEN CITIES II 10/140; lower center in graphite: EMBARKATION FOR CYTHERA; lower right in graphite: P W Milton 04

Watermarks

HAHNEMUHLE

Wikidata ID

Q76556140

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