Song of the faun
Primary Artist
Norman Lindsay (1879–1969)
Title
Reference
Bloomfield (1998), 224
Date made
1921
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, engraving, stipple and roulette, printed in brown ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
32.7 x 28.9 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
48.8 x 40.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
8/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Matrix status
Copper plate collection of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated in black pencil, lower right 'Norman Lindsay 1921'. Inscribed in black pencil, No 8...50 The Song of the Faun'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
45406
Accession number
65.118
Accession method
Bequest
Provenance
The Oscar Paul Collection. Bequest to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Mrs Henriette von Dallwitz legatee of Richard Paul after reinbursement to estate, to fulfill Richard Paul's intentions to honour his father, May 1965.
Credit line
The Oscar Paul Collection, Gift of Henriette von Dallwitz and of Richard Paul in honour of his father 1965.
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Norman | (1879–1969) Australian | Male | artist