Swagman fighting swag

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Swagman fighting swag

Source

Lawson, Henry, 'The romance of the swag', Sydney: Australian Limited Editions, 1939.

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 176

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 591

Date made

1939

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Finding location.

Loading map tiles.

Unfortunately the location could not be loaded.

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

15.2 x 10.2 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid tissue paper

Support size

17.5 x 12.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state of 2

Impression

1st state proof

Production notes

1st state, with cloud. 2nd state, cloud removed

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Inscribed lower left below printed image, 'Cloud later removed'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 591

Subject description

Humorous scene of man fighting with his swag.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

90788

Accession number

83.392

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

08 Jan 2013