Long ago and far away

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

Long ago and far away

Date made

1979

Place made

Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

18.2 x 20.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

textured cream wove paper

Support size

22.8 x 24.3 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

4/10

Edition information

edition of 10

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '79'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Long ago and far away' '. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/10'. Erased inscriptions below current edition number and title.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

10850

Accession number

97.1542

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

06 Jan 2013