Oh, what a circus!

Artist: Shearer, Mitzi. | Title: Oh, what a circus! | Date: 1980-87 | Technique: etching, drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from two plates, hand-coloured
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Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

Oh, what a circus!

Other titles

The circus

Date made

1980 – 1980-87

Place made

Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from two plates, hand-coloured

Matrix size

17.6 x 25.8 cm (plate-mark (overall))

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

10683

Creators

Shearer, Mitzi. | (1909–1995) Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Shearer, Mitzi. | Title: Oh, what a circus! | Date: 1980-87 | Technique: etching, drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from two plates, hand-coloured
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 97.1599

Impression

final proof

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Artist: Shearer, Mitzi. | Title: Oh, what a circus! | Date: 1980-87 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from two plates
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 97.1723

State

1st state

Impression

proof

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 97.1598

State

published state

Impression

1/2

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 97.1597

State

published state

Impression

2/2

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