Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The satyr

Date made

1916

Place made

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

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 133

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 350

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in blue-black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

14.2 x 9.1 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, edition of 30

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Mythological scene of a satyr hiding in the trees at night across the water from a house.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

93038

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025