Book plate: Freda Nesbitt

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Book plate: Freda Nesbitt

Reference

Littlewood (1978), 72

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 563

Date made

1940

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

7.3 x 5.8 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid paper

Support size

10.4 x 8.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state of 2

Impression

1st state proof

Edition information

edition unknown

Production notes

1st state, before cutting of artists signature

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below priinted image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'proof before signature'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 563

Subject description

Book plate featuring a camellia flower.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

90616

Accession number

83.318

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 category

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