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DRAWING: 'THE TEA PARTY SKETCH OF FIGURE - GIRL WITH PENCIL' SHAUN TAN

Shaun Tan
2002
Subcollections
Art Collection
Overview

Image: Black and white sketch of girl with bob hair and large pencil.

Signature: Unsigned

Frame: Fine black frame with black mount under glass.

Note: One of three small pencil sketches of singular figures.

Historical information

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

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-2020.131.9
Item type
Artworks
Inscriptions and markings

Shaun Tan

Keywords
Art Collection City Of Subiaco
Art, Artworks
TAN, Shaun
Subiaco Library
Year
2002
Statement of significance

One of 10 preparation drawings received by the City, with 2002 commissioning of two large colour murals by Shaun Tan, for Subiaco Library.

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Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Last modified
Monday, 19 October, 2026
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