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DRAWING: 'THE TEA PARTY SKETCH OF FIGURE', SHAUN TAN

Shaun Tan
2002
Subcollections
Art Collection
Overview

Image: Small black and white pencil sketch of The Tea Party. Includes four figures sitting around a picnic blanket. One of three small pencil sketches of singular figures.

Signature: Unsigned

Frame: Fine black frame with cream mount under glass.

Historical information

One of ten preparation drawings received by the City of Subiaco following the commissioning of two large colour murals by Shaun Tan for the Subiaco Library in 2002.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-2020.131.10
Item type
Artworks
Inscriptions and markings

Shaun Tan

Keywords
Art Collection 'City Of Subiaco'
Art, Artworks
TAN, Shaun
Subiaco Library
Decade - 2000s
Year
2002
Statement of significance

One of ten preparation drawings received by the City of Subiaco following the commissioning of two large colour murals by Shaun Tan for the Subiaco Library in 2002.

Aesthetic: Social: Condition: Interpretive: Provenance: Rarity: Representativeness: Historic:

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Public location
DISP.LIBRARY
Last modified
Monday, 19 October, 2026
Completeness
94
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