Bringing in the peat, Commemara
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Bringing in the peat, Commemara
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 472
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 711
Date made
1929
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
13.8 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
21.7 x 24.7 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3
Impression
undesignated impression /100
Edition information
State proofs, final state edition of 100, pus proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-matk in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. No date. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '100'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'Bringing in the Peat Connemarre [scc] / 2.2 [guineas]. Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, '829'. Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 711
Subject description
A peasant walks next to a donkey which is loaded with bags of peat, Commemora, Ireland. The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92135
Accession number
83.531
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 categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | 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
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013