The brown hawk

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The brown hawk

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 93

Date made

1924

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

15.3 x 7.4 cm (printed image)

Support

oriental style paper

Support size

22.0 x 11.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

?/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, '100'.

Subject description

Brown hawk standing on branch.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

83609

Accession number

76.1624

Accession method

Gift

Provenance

Collection of James McGregor, gift of the artist Christmas 1936. Lindsay gave a folder containg 10 prints and two wood-blocks to MaGregor. the folder is inscribed in pen and ink, 'To my friend / Jim McGregor / with the affection and / esteem of the / Engraver / Lionel Lindsay / Xmas 1936'. Gift to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from the Estate of James McGregor, 1976.

Credit line

Given in memory of Sir James McGregor 1976

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013