The pipe of baccy
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 332
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 168
Date made
1924
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
17.7 x 11.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
22.4 x 19.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3; published state
Impression
45/75
Edition information
1st state, a few proofs; 2nd state, a few proofs; 3rd state, edition of 75
Production notes
#rd state, plate reduced in size
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled loewer centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A pipe of bacy'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '45/75'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 168
Subject description
Rural scene of two swagmen with billy cans and swags meeting on road, the older one asking for tobacco.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92380
Accession number
83.625
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