The devil's playmates

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

The devil's playmates

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, aquatint, printed in black ink, from two plates (two images)

Matrix size

23.2 x 11.8 cm (printed image (overall))

Support

thick white wove paper

Support size

32.0 x 29.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

3/5

Edition information

edition of 5

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below impression, black pencil, 'Shearer '79'. Inscribed lower centre below impression, black pencil, ' 'The devil's playmates ' '. Inscribed lower left below impression, black pencil, '3/5'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

167907

Accession number

92.833

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1992/93 (1992-08-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 1992.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1992

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013