Primitive design (sampler no.2)
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Primitive design (sampler no.2)
Date made
1978
Place made
Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in colour, from three blocks
Matrix size
28.3 x 28.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
38.0 x 56.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/5
Edition information
edition of 5
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Shearer '78'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Primitive Design' Samplower rightNo.2'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1/5'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
167897
Accession number
92.823
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