Unknown seas
Primary Artist
Norman Lindsay (1879–1969)
Title
Reference
Bloomfield (1998), 236
Date made
1922
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, engraving and stipple, printed in dark-blue ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
36.5 x 28.9 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
48.0 x 37.9 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
3/55
Edition information
edition of 55
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Norman Lindsay 1922'. Inscribed in black pencil, 'No 3...55 Unknown Seas'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
45398
Accession number
65.116
Accession method
Bequest
Provenance
The Oscar Paul Collection. Bequest to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Mrs Henriette von Dallwitz legatee of Richard Paul after reinbursement to estate, to fulfill Richard Paul's intentions to honour his father, May 1965.
Credit line
The Oscar Paul Collection, Gift of Henriette von Dallwitz and of Richard Paul in honour of his father 1965.
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Norman | (1879–1969) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013