Pan

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Pan

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 10; Paul (1928), 12

Date made

1919

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

27.8 x 41.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thick smooth cream wove paper

Support size

35.8 x 95.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

2/30

Edition information

edition of 30

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long.' Titled lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'PAN'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/30'. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'aquatint [underlined]'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Stamped verso centre left in black ink, '14961 [runs vertically]'. Inscribed verso centre left in black pencil, '2 frames ['ames' underlined] 19 1/2 + 17'. Inscribed verso lower centre to lower right in black pencil, 'W.O.Paul'. Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, '5 1/2 wide [inverted]'.

Subject description

Mythological scene of Pan playing pipe while naked maidens and satyrs dance beside a stream with silhouettes of trees in the background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

45452

Accession number

65.136

Accession method

Bequest

Provenance

The Oscar Paul Collection. Bequest to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Mrs Henriette von Dallwitz legatee of Richard Paul after reinbursement to estate, to fulfill Richard Paul's intentions to honour his father, May 1965.

Credit line

The Oscar Paul Collection, Gift of Henriette von Dallwitz and of Richard Paul in honour of his father 1965.

Copyright

Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013