Sheep shears
1976
from the Blade series 1976
Medium
etching, colour aquatint and collage
Measurements
72.0 × 49.5 cm (plate) (77.7 × 54.7 cm) (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Michell Endowment, 1978 Transferred to the Permanent Collection, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
stamped in ink l.l.: 'blade' series
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Ed 25
inscribed in pencil l.c.: 'Sheep Shears'
inscribed in pencil l.r.: R Beattie 76'
Accession Number
1996.110
Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings
Physical description
In the realist tradition of the seventies, this print depicts a pair of sheep shears and window frame against a roughly patterned and seemingly textured background.
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