Hornbill

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Hornbill

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 109

Date made

1931

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

14.0 x 14.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid paper

Support size

18.8 x 17.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

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. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'The Hornbill'. Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'S. 39507'. Inscribed verso lower right corner in black pencil,'HINGE'. Inscribed verso lower right corner in black pencil,'9/39'.

Subject description

Study of exotic bird in foliage: hornbill (bucerotidae), native to Sarawak.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

40958

Accession number

77.714.30

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 15, 1977/78 (1977-11-08)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist