The wooden ship
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 52; Paul (1928), 64
Date made
1922
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Support
thin cream laid paper
Support size
26.4 x 39.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
4/30
Edition information
edition unkown?
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/30'. On original mount lower left in black pencil, 'The wooden ship'.
Subject description
Wooden ship under construction on slipway, surrounded by wooden scaffoldiing.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103068
Accession number
77.9.53
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
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist