Red Cactus

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Red Cactus

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 82

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 116

Date made

1939

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

14.2 x 15.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid paper

Support size

19.4 x 18.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

?/100

Edition information

edition of 100

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Red Cactus'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 116

Subject description

Still life of red cactus flowers in a shallow vase.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

92936

Accession number

83.86

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

Still life | 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