Swagman fighting swag

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Swagman fighting swag

Date made

1939

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 176

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 591

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

15.2 x 10.2 cm (printed image)

Production notes

1st state, with cloud. 2nd state, cloud removed

Subject category

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

Subject description

Humorous scene of man fighting with his swag.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90788

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.392

State

1st state of 2

Impression

1st state proof

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.393

State

published state

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.391

State

published state

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