Woodland nymph
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
Eve in Eden
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 99
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 418
Date made
1911 – c.1913
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
18.6 x 13.9 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin Japanese paper
Support size
21.9 x 17.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state of 2
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, proofs only; Not published
Production notes
Mendelssohn (1987), 99, notes one of 2 proofs only. The image she illustrates appears to be a 2nd state. 1st state, before leaves on forked branch right of top centre. 2nd state, leaves added as in Mendelssohn illustration
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'Never Titled'. Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 418
Subject description
The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93050
Accession number
83.912
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