The crane
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
The heron
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 122
Date made
1925
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
12.0 x 12.0 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid paper
Support size
22.6 x 17.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
?/100
Edition information
edition of 100
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed centre base of sheet in black pencil, 'The Crane'. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'S 34190'.
Subject description
Study of a blue crane (white faced heron) in a pond.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
39386
Accession number
76.926
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1976/77 (1976-11-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from The Town Gallery, Brisbane, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist