Lethe Wharf.

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Lethe Wharf.

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 170

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 183

Date made

1938

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

32.5 x 17.4 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid paper

Support size

36.2 x 21.8 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. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Lethe's Warf [sic]'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'. Inscribed lower left below signature in black pencil, 'for Alan Queale'. Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'The Cypress I drew near Hadrian's Villa / This is my obole [sic 'oblate'] to Charon'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 183

Subject description

Mythological scene of Charon's ferry on the River Lethe, one of four tributaries of the River Styx, crossed to reach Hades. The river is shaded by cypresses and poplars with poppies in the foreground.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

92763

Accession number

83.78

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 category

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

19 Mar 2013