Oh, what a circus!
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Other titles
The circus
Date made
1980 – 1980-87
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map
Category
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))
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
32.0 x 40.3 cm (sheet)
Impression
final proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer 80/87-/-'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Printed & Coloured/ in 1991'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Oh, What a Circus!'. Inscribed lower left 'Final Proof'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10683
Accession number
97.1599
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
Alternative title "The Circus".
Creators
SHEARER, Mitzi | (1909–1995) Female | artist