Tears of the moon - sweat of the sun
Primary Artist
Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)
Title
Tears of the moon - sweat of the sun
Date made
1979
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in red ink, from one block, touched up with red texta
Matrix size
17.2 x 31.3 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
35.4 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
6/7
Edition information
edition of 7
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Shearer '79'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Tears of the moon - Sweat of the sun ' '. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '6/7'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
10729
Accession number
97.1576
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