Polar Bear
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 156
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 601
Date made
1931
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
17.4 x 22.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 75
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed (by Peter Lindsay) lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'Polar Bear'.
Subject description
Polar bear playing with seal.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
66317
Accession number
76.928
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1976/77 (1976-11-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from The Town Gallery, Brisbane, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
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