Fantasy

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Fantasy

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 17; Paul (1928), 28

Date made

1919

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint and drypoint, printed in green ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Matrix size

27.8 x 40.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium-weight smooth off-white wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 30

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Sidney Long ['ng' underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right sheet in black pencil, '4 [sideways]'. Inscribed centre left sheet in black pencil, '[partial inscription, illeg., runs vertically]'.

Subject description

Pastoral scene of women dancing by moonlight beside a lake with trees silhouetted against the sky.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103002

Accession number

77.9.20

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)

Provenance

J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.

Copyright

Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013