Once upon a fairy tale
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Date made
1981 – 1981-92
Place made
Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
11.6 x 11.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
38.4 x 28.6 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower right, 'BFK RIVES France'
State
published state
Impression
2/2
Edition information
edition of 2
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Shearer '81/92'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, ' 'Once upon a fairy tale' '. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/2'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10782
Accession number
97.1657
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