The window cleaner
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Date made
1980
Place made
Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
14.4 x 13.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
36.4 x 23.8 cm (sheet)
Impression
Mono
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '80/4'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'The window cleaner' '. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Mono'. Erased inscription below current title.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10769
Accession number
97.172
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1997/98 (1997-09-11)
Provenance
Gift of the artist through her estate to the NGA, September 1997.
Credit line
Gift of the artist 1995
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Shearer, Mitzi. | (1909–1995) Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013