The lady and the faun

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

The lady and the faun

Date made

1981

Date details

1984, printed

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and foul-bite, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

14.4 x 10.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick cream wove paper

Support size

56.4 x 37.8 cm (sheet)

State

2nd state, published state

Impression

6/14

Edition information

edition of 14

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '81/4'. Inscribed along lower edge, below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'The Lady and the Faun' (2nd stage)'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '6/14'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

167928

Accession number

92.852

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

Notes

edition #7/14 inscribed below image l.l. to l.r., "7/14' 'The Lady

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013