The Argyle Cut, Sydney
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 215
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 331
Date made
1920
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
9.0 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin laid paper
Support size
14.2 x 28.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, edition of 50
Production notes
Mendelssohn (1987), 215, note three states. NGA 83.651, is inscribed as 2nd state with 50 proofs. 1st state, plate larger, no clouds 2nd state, plate cut down on left partially into etched signature. Clouds added.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Titled lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'The Argyle Cut, Sydney (small / plate) / 1920'. Inscribed lower centre at base of sheet in black pencil, 'II state, with clouds added. / (50 proofs thus)'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 331
Subject description
The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92446
Accession number
83.651
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
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
08 Jan 2013