Drafting sheep
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 583
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 276
Date made
1947
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
21.2 x 27.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
27.8 x 36.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3?
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, 4 proofs; final state edition of 20.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled by Peter Lindsay lower centre in black pencil, 'The Drafting Gate'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'unique proof in bunt sienna'. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, '3rd [state]'.
Subject description
Rural scene of sheep farmers and dogs separating sheep into pens.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42290
Accession number
76.1184
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
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
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013