Ariadne
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 136
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 347
Date made
1917
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
spirit-aquatint, etching, burnishing and roulette, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
16.6 x 13.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
wove 'O.W.P.&. A.C.L.' paper
Support size
21.6 x 17.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark, 'O.W.P.&. A.C.L.'
State
3rd state of 3; published state
Impression
5/40
Edition information
1st state, at least 2 proofs; 2nd state, at least 2 proofs; 3rd state, edition of 40 (50?)
Production notes
Mendelssohn (1987), 136, notes final state planned edition of 50, but not all printed. NGA 1983.587 is inscribed as edition of 40.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Ed 40'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No 5'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 347
Subject description
Mythological scene of nude woman as Ariadne in wooded area near the sea.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92281
Accession number
83.587
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | 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