Bookplate: Hans Heysen

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Bookplate: Hans Heysen

Date made

1923

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

7.3 x 5.6 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

8.6 x 7.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Subject description

Book plate for artist and friend Hans Heysen (1877-1968), featuring large gum tree with Heysen's name carved on trunk and ploughing in background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

39621

Accession number

77.260.12.127:2

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)

Credit line

Gift of John Brackenreg 1977.

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Subject category

Australia, Printed ephemera: Bookplate (ex libris)

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013