Drafting sheep
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 583
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 276
Date made
1947
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
mezzotint, roulette and etching, printed in burnst sienna ink, from one plate
Matrix size
21.2 x 27.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
27.8 x 36.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3?
Impression
unique proof printed in burnt sienna ink
Edition information
1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, 4 proofs; final state edition of 20.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Drafting'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'unique proof in bunt sienna'. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'mezzotint'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 275
Subject description
Rural scene of sheep farmers and dogs separating sheep into pens.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92294
Accession number
83.593
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
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | 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