The old Commissariat Office, Lower George Street
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The old Commissariat Office, Lower George Street
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 553
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 433
Date made
1938
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
17.3 x 35.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin laid paper
Support size
25.8 x 41.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3; published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, proofs only; proposed 3rd state edition of 50, not all printed
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay' Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lower George St' Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '12/75'
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 433
Subject description
The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92550
Accession number
83.698
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