Variation on a theme
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Date made
1978
Place made
Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
22.2 x 19.7 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
32.5 x 25.3 cm (sheet)
Impression
Unique
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '78'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Unique'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10836
Accession number
97.1545
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
Notes
Title from 1978 ed. of 6 [1/6] "Variation on a theme (II)" and 1978 Ed. of 8 [3/8] "Variation on a theme (IV)".
Creators
Shearer, Mitzi. | (1909–1995) Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013