Emu

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Emu

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 89

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 109

Date made

1923

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Matrix size

5.3 x 7.2 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

8.5 x 12.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

?/20

Edition information

edition of 20

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, 'Emu'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '20'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 109

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: flock of emus.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

92871

Accession number

83.829

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