The devil's playmate
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Date made
1983 – 1983-92
Place made
Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
11.4 x 11.8 cm (plate-mark (irregular))
Support
cream wove Arches BFK Rives paper
Support size
37.9 x 28.6 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'BFK RIVES France'
State
published state
Impression
2/3
Edition information
edition of 3
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated c.r., below plate mark, black pencil, 'Shearer 82/92'. Inscribed c.c., below plate mark, black pencil, ' 'The devil's playmate' '. Inscribed c.l., below plate mark, black pencil, '2/3'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10827
Accession number
97.1595
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