Reflections, Avoca
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 85; Paul (1928), 87
Date made
1928 – (1928)
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
26.6 x 31.7 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight smooth cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
5/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '.Reflections Avoca.' Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/ [illeg.]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, '18 x 17 1/4'.
Subject description
Landscape of trees reflected in lake with cattle beside the shore, Avoca, N.S.W.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103172
Accession number
77.9.105
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 category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist