They pleaded ignorance

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

They pleaded ignorance

Date made

1984

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black, with plate-tone, from two plates (two images)

Matrix size

38.6 x 20.2 cm (printed image (overall))

Support

thick white wove paper

Support size

61.0 x 40.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

2/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '84'. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'They pleaded ignorance' ' . Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/10'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

167954

Accession number

92.864

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1992/93 (1992-08-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 1992.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1992

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013