The lady and the faun

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Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

The lady and the faun

Date made

1981

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, foul bite, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

14.4 x 10.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream laid paper

Support size

33.2 x 25.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

7/14

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 '78'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Lady & the fauns.'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '7/14'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

10833

Accession number

97.1504

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