Young Kookaburras

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Young Kookaburras

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 66; Paul (1928), 65

Date made

1925

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

13.6 x 21.3 cm (image)

Support

laid paper

Support size

19.4 x 32.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

31/60

Edition information

edition of 60

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left '31/60' . Inscribed on original mount in black pencil, 'Kookaburras line etching on copper 1925'.

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: two young kookaburras on the ground.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103094

Accession number

77.9.66

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 categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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