The donkey

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The donkey

Other titles

A donkey

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 142

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 259

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

5.2 x 7.6 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

8.8 x 11.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state of 2?

Impression

undesignated proof

Edition information

1st state, proofs; 2nd state, edition of 100

Production notes

1st state does not have the artists initials printed lower right within image.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 259

Subject description

Donkey resting on the ground. Man riding donkey in background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

92890

Accession number

83.837

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013