Bookplate: Samuel Chotzinoff
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 45; Paul (1928), 88
Date made
1921
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in dark brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
11.2 x 6.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream paper
Support size
23.2 x 19.4 cm (sheet)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Not titled.
Subject description
The J.W.C. Stephan collection of Sydney Long etchings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103060
Accession number
77.9.49
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976. | Australia, Printed ephemera: Bookplate (ex libris)
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Sammuel Chotzinoff was a pianist who visited Sydney in 1921 together with the violinist Sascha Heifetz for whom he also designed a bookplate.
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
19 Mar 2013