Fantasy

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Fantasy

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 17; Paul (1928), 28

Date made

1919

Place made

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

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013