The water meads
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 88; Paul (1928), 82
Date made
1928
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, drypoint printed in brown ink from one zinc plate
Matrix size
29.1 x 22.4 cm (image)
Support
paper
State
1st state
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed lower centre 'The Water Meads'. Inscribed lower left '1st state'.
Subject description
Rural scene of house seen through large trees beside a waterway.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103168
Accession number
77.9.103
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 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