Demolition of Cumberland Street, Sydney
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Demolition of Cumberland Street, Sydney
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 529
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 216
Date made
1936
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
15.2 x 20.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
21.0 x 26.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
15/75
Edition information
edition of 75, plus proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'Demolition of Cumberland St Sydney / 2.2.0 [guineas]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 216
Subject description
The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93119
Accession number
83.935
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