Ibis
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 108
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 74
Date made
1932
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
14.0 x 14.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid paper
Support size
17.0 x 21.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
24/100
Edition information
1st state, at least 1 proof; 2nd state, edition of 100
Production notes
1st state, before engraved signature lower right. 2nd state, with engraved signature
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, 'Ibis'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '24/100'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 74
Subject description
Study of male (rear) and female (front) ibis (threskiornithidae family).
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92824
Accession number
83.809
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