The donkey

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The donkey

Other titles

A donkey

Date made

1922

Place made

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

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Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 142

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 259

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

no imprint

Matrix size

5.2 x 7.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

1st state, proofs; 2nd state, edition of 100

Production notes

1st state does not have the artists initials printed lower right within image.

Subject category

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

Subject description

Donkey resting on the ground. Man riding donkey in background.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92890

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.837

State

1st state of 2?

Impression

undesignated proof

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