A Sicilian goatherd near Syracuse
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
A Sicilian goatherd near Syracuse
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 427
Date made
1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
21.4 x 30.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
27.8 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
?/45
Edition information
final state, edition of 45
Production notes
Peliminary studies, NGA 77.346.31, 'Sicilian goat, Taormina [4 sketches]', purchased 1977
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, 'Sicilian Goatherd'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '45'. '.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, '[Illegible, partly cut-off]'.
Subject description
Rural scene of Sicilian goatherd with goats on a hill near Syracuse, Italy.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42328
Accession number
76.1203
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1976/77 (1976-12-14)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from The Town Gallery, Brisbane, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013