Berry's Bay
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 73; Paul (1928), 61
Date made
1926
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
17.4 x 24.8 cm (image)
Support
thin smooth cream wove F J Head & Co paper
Manufacturers mark
watermark verso lower left, 'Made F J Head & Co [runs vertically]'
State
published state
Impression
2/60
Edition information
edition of 60
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '.Berry's Bay.' Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/60'.
Subject description
Harbour scene of wooden ships at Berry's Bay, north shore of Sydney.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103128
Accession number
77.9.83
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist