The lagoon
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 83; Paul (1928), 80
Date made
1928
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
30.1 x 37.6 cm (image)
Support
thick soft cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/65
Edition information
edition of 65
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, '.The Lagoon.' Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil '1/[illeg.]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left of sheet in black pencil, '20 x 18 1/2'.
Subject description
Boys in a row boat on Avoca Lagoon, Gosford area, N.S.W.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103174
Accession number
77.9.106
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013