The Macaw
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 94
Date made
1924
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
14.6 x 9.9 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
22.2 x 16.3 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 Macaw'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 610(a)
Subject description
Domestic scene of macaw perched on bird bath with sunny courtyard of pot plants, latice and climbing plant beyond open door.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92859
Accession number
83.825
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
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013