The broken fence
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 41
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 173
Date made
1923
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
15.9 x 11.5 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
21.1 x 15.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2, published state
Impression
proof
Edition information
1st state as published in Art in Australia, 3:4 May 1923; 2nd state edition of 100
Production notes
Ist state, clouds in background, no engraved signature. 2nd state, clouds removed, signnature engraved
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Broken Fence'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'A.P No 47'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 173
Subject description
Rural scene of chickens and rooster beside a derelict fence and old tree.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92793
Accession number
83.794
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
Notes
1st state illustration Art in Australia 31 May 1923
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist