The Macaw

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The Macaw

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 94

Date made

1924

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

14.6 x 9.9 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

20.7 x 15.7 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

?/100

Edition information

edition of 100

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed (by Peter Lindsay) lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'The Macaw'.

Subject description

Domestic scene of macaw perched on bird bath with sunny courtyard of pot plants, latice and climbing plant beyond open door.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42307

Accession number

76.1192

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1976/77 (1976-12-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from The Town Gallery, Brisbane, 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

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