The harbour, St.Ives

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

The harbour, St.Ives

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 23; Paul (1928), 27

Date made

1920

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

softground-etching with burnishing, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

20.4 x 30.8 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thin smooth off-white wove paper

Support size

29.2 x 33.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 30

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sid Long [underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, '1012 [underlined] / 19 1/2 x 16 1/2'. Inscribed verso centre right in black pencil, '3 1/2 / 3 1/2 / 4- [appears within double rectangle representing mount]'.

Subject description

Fishing boats with sails raised in St. Ives harbour, Cornwall.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103008

Accession number

77.9.23

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)

Provenance

J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.

Copyright

Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013