The black mantilla
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 129
Date made
1926 – c.1928
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
21.6 x 15.1 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
25.2 x 17.8 cm (sheet)
State
final state
Impression
proof
Edition information
no edition printed; proof impressions only
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Black Mantilla'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'one of half a dozen / proof'.
Subject description
Portrait of a Spanish woman wearing a black shawl.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42287
Accession number
76.1182
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1976/77 (1976-12-14)
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
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013