The Spirit of the plains

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

The Spirit of the plains

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 27; Paul (1928), 16

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 blue ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Matrix size

17.7 x 35.2 cm (image)

Support

thick smooth dark cream wove paper

Support size

31.0 x 47.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

1/50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Sydney Long ['Long' underlined]'. Not titled. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/50'. Inscribed lower left of sheet in black pencil, 'aquatint ['at' underlined] on Copper 1918 Victoria + Albert Museum from rebitten plate'.

Subject description

Pastoral scene of naked girl playing a pipe and leading a flock of cranes across a field. The moon rises behind her head.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103006

Accession number

77.9.22

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