DRAWING: 'THE TEA PARTY', SHAUN TAN

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Shaun Tan

2002

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Overview

Image: Black pencil drawing on white paper, as a preparation sketch for 'The Tea Party' mural created for Subiaco Library interior, 2002. The drawing features a number of creatures drawn in Tan’s signature style. One of two T-bar format drawings.

Signature: Unsigned.

Frame: Fine black frame with black matt under glass.

Reverse: Stamped 'Captured Ideas Picture Framing and Gallery'.

Historical information

Part of a group of preparatory drawings for the murals hanging in Subiaco Library, commissioned by the City of Subiaco in 2002.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2020.131.4

Item type

Artworks

Material

Pencil

Paper

Width

400 mm

Height or length

150 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Shaun Tan

Contextual information

Shaun Tan has a long history with the City of Subiaco and the Subiaco Library, having his name associated with the Library’s ‘Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists’ for the last 20 years.

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Statement of significance

One of 10 preparation drawings received by the City of Subiaco after commissioning Shaun Tan to create two large colour murals for the Subiaco Library.

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Monday, 30 June, 2025

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