Lethe Wharf.
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
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
Category
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