The shadow of the vine, Taormina
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The shadow of the vine, Taormina
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 426
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 716
Date made
1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
25.0 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
33.4 x 25.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3; published state
Impression
?/75
Edition information
1st state, two proofs; 2nd state, one proof; 3rd state, edition of 75
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '75'. Inscribed lower right at base of sheet, 'The Shadow of the Vine'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'A 63312/ 98/-'. Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 716
Subject description
Vine casting shadow on wall of house, Taormina, Spain.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92064
Accession number
83.496
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