Oh, what a circus!

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

Oh, what a circus!

Other titles

The circus

Date made

1980 – 1980-87

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

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

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

25.4 x 37.7 cm (sheet)

State

1st state

Impression

proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '80'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Circus'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Proof 1st Stage'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

10682

Accession number

97.1723

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 "Oh, what a Circus" - Edition of 84/92, 1/2; final proof 80/87//91; 2/2 84/92

Creators

SHEARER, Mitzi | (1909–1995) Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013