The forest came alive
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Date made
1984 – 1984-88
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate, hand-coloured
Matrix size
11.8 x 11.6 cm (plate-mark (irregular))
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
30.6 x 27.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
Unique 4
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '84'/ '...'88'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil,' 'The forest came alive' /'Hand coloured in '88'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Unique 4'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10825
Accession number
97.17
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