Brisbane water
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 61; Paul (1928), 66
Date made
1925
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
31.2 x 22.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream laid Von Gelder Zonen paper
Support size
43.2 x 35.4 cm (sheet (irregular))
Manufacturers mark
watermark centre right in reverse, 'VAN GELDER ZONEN', centre left partial image of a man
State
published state
Impression
6/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Brisbane Water'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '6/30'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left corner of sheet, 'Brisbane Waters 3 guineas'. Inscribed lower centre at base of sheet with framing instructions, including a diagram with the mount 3" for top and sides, and 5" for base.
Subject description
Landscape of trees at Brisbane Water, near Gosford, N.S.W. with view of jetty.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
49235
Accession number
73.782
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Acquisitions Committee, Canberra, Meeting 8 (1973-11-19)
Provenance
Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 1973.
Credit line
Purchased 1973
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist