Pastoral softground

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Pastoral softground

Other titles

Sofground Pastoral

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 26; Paul (1928), 20

Date made

1918

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

softground-etching, printed in warm black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

35.9 x 25.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

44.0 x 30.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

1/50?

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sid Long'. Not dated. Not titled.

Subject description

Landscape of distant view through tall trees.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103010

Accession number

77.9.24

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

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013