Margaret Cilento

黑料不打烊

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Australian | 1923 - 2006

Margaret Cilento was an Australian artist who was born in 1923. Their work is currently being shown at QAGOMA, Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. Cairns Art Gallery featured Margaret Cilento's work in the past.Margaret Cilento's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 854 USD to 1,351 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2020 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,351 USD for Portrait of Girl with Hen; Portrait of Seated Woman in denim overalls, (double-sided), sold at Lawsons in 2023.

Margaret Cilento in the news

In 黑料不打烊鈥檚 artist press archive, Margaret Cilento is featured in , a piece from ArtDaily in October 2025. The artist died in 2006.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Violinist ,1949

By Margaret Cilento

+460%

above mid-estimate

Portrait of Girl with Hen; Portrait of Seated Woman in denim overalls, (double-sided) - Margaret Cilento

Portrait of Girl with Hen; Portrait of Seated Woman in denim overalls, (double-sided) ,1946

By Margaret Cilento

+185%

above mid-estimate

Mother and Child ,1986

By Margaret Cilento

+100%

above mid-estimate

Recent Auction Results

Violinist ,1949

By Margaret Cilento

+460%

above mid-estimate

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Portrait of Girl with Hen; Portrait of Seated Woman in denim overalls, (double-sided) ,1946

By Margaret Cilento

+185%

above mid-estimate

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Mother and Child ,1986

By Margaret Cilento

+100%

above mid-estimate

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Current Exhibitions

Under a Modern Sun. Art in Queensland 1930s鈥�1950s

QAGOMA, Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art

Brisbane | Australia

16 Aug, 2025 - 26 Jan, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Transparent: Watercolour in Queensland 1850s - 1980s

Cairns Art Gallery

Cairns | Australia

22 May, 2015 - 05 Jul, 2015

Articles

QAGOMA shines light on Queensland's artistic evolution in Under a Modern Sun

ArtDaily 01 Oct, 2025

The Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art presents 鈥楿nder a Modern Sun: Art in Queensland 1930s鈥�1950s鈥�, an expansive exhibition of more than 140 paintings, sculptures, photographs.