The white fan
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
The fan
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 112
Date made
1935
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
16.6 x 22.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid paper
Support size
23.4 x 27.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
?/100
Edition information
edition of 100
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The White Fan'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower centre at base of sheet in black pencil, 'MAC 141/2 x 131/2 [inches]'. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in penciul, '58 / 1309'. Framing label, 'MANUFACTURED / BY / Geo / Styles / Phone / B2628 / xxx / 31 Rowe St. Sydney'. Dearlers label, 'MG /A / PICTURE FROM / MACQUARIE / GALLERIES / 'STRATHKYLE' 19 BLIGH STREET / SYDNEY / Phone B5812'. Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 58
Subject description
Two peacocks, one with tail feathers displayed in fan arrangement.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90741
Accession number
83.372
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Macquarie Galleries [see label] Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013