Norman Lindsay
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 173
Date made
1918
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
20.4 x 14.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin wove paper
Support size
26.2 x 19.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2, published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
Ist state, a few impressions; 2nd state edition of 30, plus proofs
Production notes
Ist state no etched monogram 2nd state etched monogram added lower right
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Norman Lindsay'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'last proof / on hand made paper drypoint £8.8 [8 guineas]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 469
Subject description
Portrait of the artist's brother, Norman Lindsay.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93021
Accession number
83.902
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
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013