Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Andante.

Date made

1923 (dated)

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Matrix size

18.6 x 14.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove 'Arches' paper

Support size

29.0 x 22.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: 'Arches (FRANCE)'

State

published state

Impression

1/12

Edition information

edition of 12

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Andante'.
Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/12'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

70695

Accession number

80.934

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1979/80 (1980-05-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, May 1980.

Credit line

Purchased 1980

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Sep 2026