Fantasy
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 17; Paul (1928), 28
Date made
1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint and etching, printed in blue ink, from one plate
Matrix size
27.8 x 40.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
34.2 x 46.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
2/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Fantasy'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/30'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed in black pencil and partially rubbed out, upper left above image 'Linton - Stanthorpe QLD'. Inscribed in black pencil upper right above image 'Finlay / 12 gns'
Subject description
Pastoral scene of women dancing by moonlight beside a lake with trees silhouetted against the sky.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
97952
Accession number
83.1073
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
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist