Christmas card: 1923
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 54; Paul (1928), 63
Date made
1923
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
9.6 x 16.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick smooth cream wove paper
Support size
11.4 x 19.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
presentation proof
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Not signed. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed verso in black ink, 'To Mr. & / Mrs. J.F. Stephen ['J.F. Stephen' underlined]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper left to upper centre in black pencil, '63 in Catalogue'.
Subject description
Christmas card featuring two kookaburras over etched greeting.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103080
Accession number
77.9.59
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.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013