The white fan
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
The fan
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 113
Date made
1935
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
16.6 x 22.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid paper
Support size
21.2 x 26.7 cm (sheet)
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 White Fan'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.
Subject description
Two peacocks, one with tail feathers displayed in fan arrangement.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
110071
Accession number
81.119
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1980/81 (1981-02-09)
Provenance
KCollection of Keith Kingrove (1910-1995), who formed a major collection of material relating to Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) and the art of Bookplates. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Keith Wingrove, Highgate, South Australia, February 1981.
Credit line
Purchased 1981
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
11 Jan 2013