Symphony in wood

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

Symphony in wood

Date made

1981

Date details

1985, printed

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block, hand touched with crayon

Matrix size

47.8 x 47.8 cm (printed image)

Support

with Japanese style paper

Support size

66.4 x 61.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

3/6

Edition information

edition of 6

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Shearer 81/5'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Symphony in Wood' '. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '3/6'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

167933

Accession number

92.857

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