Cat eating shrimps
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 145
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 621
Date made
1922
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
7.1 x 11.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
12.2 x 16.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition unknown, very few printed
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'proof'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 621
Subject description
Tabby cat eating shrimps beside demijohn of wine in whicker casket.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92900
Accession number
83.842
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
19 Mar 2013