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 ink, from one plate
Matrix size
22.0 x 29.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
27.1 x 35.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'THS [...cut off]'
State
published state
Impression
3/12
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 '77'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'The cat is looking on' '. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3/12'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10732
Accession number
97.1529
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