The clipped wing
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
Depression
Melancholy
The broken wing
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 103
Date made
1931
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
14.1 x 10.9 cm (printed image)
Support
thin Japanese style paper
Support size
20.4 x 13.9 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. Titled lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'Clipped Wing'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '100'.
Subject description
Bird with clipped wing sitting on a branch.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42351
Accession number
76.1214
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