Illusion

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

Illusion

Date made

1981

Date details

1986, printed

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

28.5 x 20.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick cream wove paper

Support size

51.6 x 40.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

5/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer 81/86'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Illusion' '. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/10'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

167932

Accession number

92.856

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1992/93 (1992-08-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 1992.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1992

Country of context

Australia

Creators

SHEARER, Mitzi | (1909–1995) Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013