A windy day
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 79; Paul (1928), 70
Date made
1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
14.2 x 27.0 cm (image)
Support
medium-weight smooth off-white wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
2/60
Edition information
edition of 60
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A windy day'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/60'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left of sheet in black pencil, '16 1/8 x 12 3/8'. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, '£3.3.0'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: two magpies on the ground, one with ruffled feathers.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103120
Accession number
77.9.79
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 artists 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 categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist