Kookaburra

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Kookaburra

Date made

1910 – 1910?

Place made

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

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Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 35

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 581

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

no imprint

Matrix size

10.2 x 5.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

no edition printed; proof impressions only

Production notes

Note use of multiple tool on tail of Kookaburra.

Subject categories

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

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: kookaburra on branch.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90793

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.394

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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