Polar Bear

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Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Polar Bear

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

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Category

Print

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