Tears of the moon - sweat of the sun
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Tears of the moon - sweat of the sun
Date made
1979
Place made
Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in red ink, from one block, touched up with red texta
Matrix size
17.2 x 31.3 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
35.4 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
6/7
Edition information
edition of 7
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Shearer '79'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Tears of the moon - Sweat of the sun ' '. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '6/7'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10729
Accession number
97.1576
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