The cat
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
Cat and mouse
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 142
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 141
Date made
1922
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
4.6 x 8.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
10.6 x 15.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 100, plus proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Cat'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Set II'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 141
Subject description
Black and white cat with freshly caught mouse.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92898
Accession number
83.841
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
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
19 Mar 2013