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DRAWING: 'THE TEA PARTY', SHAUN TAN

Shaun Tan
2002
Subcollections
Art Collection
Overview

Image: Small black pencil sketch 'The Tea Party' on white paper.

Signature: No signature

Frame: Fine black frame with black mount.

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

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-2020.131.7
Item type
Artworks
Width
265 mm
Height or length
350 mm
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 10 preparation drawings received by the City of Subiaco after commissioning Shaun Tan to create two large colour murals for the Subiaco Library.

Aesthetic: Condition: Interpretive: Provenance: Social: Rarity:

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