The crab
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
The blue crab
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 155
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 750
Date made
1931
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
14.4 x 21.4 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
21.8 x 28.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
29/100
Edition information
edition of 100
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '29/100'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed centre base of sheet in black pencil, 'The Crab'. Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'S.38428'. Inscribed upper left corner in fibre tipped pen, '8'. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, '181/4 x 161/4 [inches]'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'FLY 98.489'.
Subject description
Study of a crab on a sea rock.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
40957
Accession number
77.714.29
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 15, 1977/78 (1977-11-08)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
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