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 cardboard
Support size
22.8 x 29.6 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'.
Subject description
Two peacocks, one with tail feathers displayed in fan arrangement.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92908
Accession number
83.846
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