Shaun Tan - "The Staircase" (1997) - gouache and pencil on paperThe Staircase (1997) Gouache and pencil on paper by Shaun Tan. Drawing size: 11 x 15. 9 cm (4. 3" x 6. 2") This drawing is framed. "The Staircase' and 'A step behind' were Illustrations originally published in Force of Evil, a collection of short stories written by Gary Crew, Mammoth Australia, 1998. These very early works were lost for 17 years after the publisher folded, and only recently recovered; they are (for me at least) an interesting insight