Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Letter: Lionel Lindsay to R.H. Croll 14 September 1935 (2pp).

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

p.5, bottom

Date made

1935

Place made

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

Category

Album

Technique

pen and blue ink

Support

two sheets of cream wove paper

Manufacturers mark

watermark

State

published state

Impression

41/50

Edition information

edition of 50; 2 proofs on 'old vellum'.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

'Herald Ofice 14 Sept / 35 / Dear Croll I am posting the Brennan / portrait I promised on a thick / old Vellum. I gave the Edition / of the plate to the C.B. Fund to / raise Cash for the Memorial Edition. / I am sending a similar proof / to Randolph H... These are the only / proofs on this paper. Hope your excellent[?] / work has conquered the apathy of / the Australian public. / I'm going back to work / in a few days, but I'm busy taking notes for future articles for the Herald on the Melbourne pictures. I hope you keep well/ Kind regards to yourself / & Mrs Croll/Yours sincerely / Lionel Lindsay'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

none

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

none

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15744

Accession number

96.592.8

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1995/96 (1996-06-26)

Provenance

The album was assembled by Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), writer, biorgrapher, art historian. (see ADB, vol.8, pp154-5). The Croll estate was sold by the book dealer Kenneth Hince (Melbourne) and Malvern Fine Art Gallery Melbourne. The album was acquired by Roger Butler from Malvern Fine Art Gallery prior to 1981. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, June 1996.

Credit line

Gift of Roger Butler 1996

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013