The return
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 595
Date made
1948 – c.1950
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
mezzotint and etching, in brown ink, from one plate
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
26.2 x 32.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, 5 proofs; 2nd state edition of 50, plus proofs
Production notes
1st state, etching only. 2nd state, addition of mezzotint.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Return'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'second state'.
Subject description
Rural scene of farmer on horse riding back to farmhouse set amongst trees.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
46880
Accession number
61.57
Accession method
Gift
Provenance
Gift to Peter Lindsay, from his father Lionel Lindsay. Gift to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Peter Lindsay, Sydney, August 1961.
Credit line
Gift of Peter Lindsay 1961
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
19 Mar 2013