The cat is looking on
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Date made
1979
Place made
Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black and green ink, from one plate
Matrix size
22.0 x 29.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
33.6 x 50.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
5/5
Edition information
edition of 5
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '79'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'The cat is looking on' '. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/5'. Inscribed upper right corner above image in black pencil, '45'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10734
Accession number
97.153
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
19 Mar 2013