Emu

Artist: LINDSAY, Lionel | Title: Emu | Date: 1923 | Technique: wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block | Copyright: Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
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Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Emu

Date made

1923

Place made

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

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Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 89

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 109

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

5.3 x 7.2 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 20

Subject category

Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: flock of emus.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92871

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: LINDSAY, Lionel | Title: Emu | Date: 1923 | Technique: wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block | Copyright: Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.829

State

published state

Impression

?/20

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