They pleaded ignorance. First part
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
They pleaded ignorance. First part
Date made
1982 – c.1984
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
15.0 x 20.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
22.5 x 35.0 cm (sheet)
Impression
1st proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate mark, black pencil, 'Shearer'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1st Proof/ Part of They pleaded ignorance' '.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10806
Accession number
97.1555
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