Sospel, France

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Sospel, France

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 428

Date made

1927

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Matrix size

21.4 x 30.0 cm (imp.)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

27.4 x 40.4 cm (sheet)

State

2nd state of 2?; published state

Impression

?/74

Edition information

1st state, a few proofs; 2nd state, edition of 75

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '75'. Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'Sospel'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'Drypoint 6/6/- [6 guineas] / A 50696 A/-/-'. Inscribed verso upper centre in black pencil, 16941'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

40941

Accession number

77.714.17

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 15, 1977/78 (1977-11-08)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013