The roost
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Other titles
Berowra
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 76; Paul (1928), 79
Date made
1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in brown ink from one copper plate
Matrix size
25.0 x 20.0 cm (image)
Support
paper
State
published state
Impression
21/60
Edition information
edition of 60
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right 'Sydney Long'. Titled lower left 'The Roost'. Inscribed lower left '21/60'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: three kookaburras.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103116
Accession number
77.9.77
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