The black walled house, the Rocks area, Cumberland Street, Sydney
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The black walled house, the Rocks area, Cumberland Street, Sydney
Other titles
The blackwalled house, the Rocks area, Cumberland Street, Sydney
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 120
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 412
Date made
1916
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
13.7 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
19.8 x 23.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
1st state a few proofs only; 2nd state edition of 50, plus proofs
Production notes
1st state, without figures and cart at left. 2nd state, addition of figures and cart at left
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay' Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Black Walled House Cumberland St' Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'ap'
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 412
Subject description
Street scene of people outside house in Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney. Circus posters on wall at right.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92409
Accession number
83.635
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 categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | 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
09 Jan 2013