Christmas card: 1923

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Christmas card: 1923

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 54; Paul (1928), 63

Date made

1923

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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