The fountain

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The fountain

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 158

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 635

Date made

1922

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

10.4 x 11.2 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

15.2 x 14.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

21/100

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. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'No 21'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 635

Subject description

Fountain in a garden with peacock on lawn and two ladies taking tea in the background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

92846

Accession number

83.819

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