The balcony
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 247
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 663
Date made
1919
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
10.4 x 6.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
8.6 x 15.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, few proofs; 2nd state, edition of 12, plus proofs
Production notes
A private plate commisioned by William Dixson.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'The Balcony'. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, 'Not To be Sold'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 663
Subject description
The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90837
Accession number
83.415
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 categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | 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
08 Jan 2013