Argyle Cut, Sydney, from the rear
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Argyle Cut, Sydney, from the rear
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 135
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 39
Date made
1917
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
13.5 x 14.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
19.6 x 17.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3nd state of 3, published state
Impression
proof F
Edition information
1st state, a few proofs; 2nd state, a few proofs; 3rd state, edition of 50, plus additional artists proofs inscribed A-F
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Argyle Cut from rear'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'proof F'
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 39
Subject description
Street scene of horse-drawn cart and pedestrians at the Argyle Cut, The Rocks, Sydney with steps from Argyle to Cumberland Streets at left.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92682
Accession number
83.755
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