Variation on a theme

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

Variation on a theme

Date made

1978

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

22.0 x 19.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick cream wove paper

Support size

32.1 x 25.2 cm (sheet)

Impression

Unique

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '78'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Unique'. Erased inscription lower left beneath current editioning text.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

10839

Accession number

97.1483

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

Notes

Title from 1978 ed. of 6 [1/6] "Variation on a theme (II)" and 1978 Ed. of 8 [3/8] "Variation on a theme (IV)".

Creators

SHEARER, Mitzi | (1909–1995) Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013