The black cat
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 146
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 729
Date made
1922
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; touched with brush and black ink
Matrix size
18.2 x 15.3 cm (printed image)
Support
Japanese paper
Support size
24.6 x 19.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
Edition information
edition of 100, plus proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Black Cat'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'artist proof'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right corner in black pencil, '3.3.0 [3 guineas] 887 [within rectangle]'. Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 729
Subject description
Black cat in front of a sunlit wll, with nasturtiums and a climbing rose.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92077
Accession number
83.502
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