The shanty on the rise
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The shanty on the rise
Date made
1922Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 287
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 718
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink, with plate-tone, from one plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower right within image, LIONEL LINDSAY'.
Matrix size
18.4 x 13.0 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
1st state, a few proofs; 2nd state, edition of 50, plus proofs
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
Rural scene of two men carrying swags and billy cans, accompanied by dog, walking along track towards old farm house.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
92090
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
19 Mar 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.509
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
proof on 1823 Whatman paper
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Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.629
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
proof on 1803 Whatman paper
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Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.63
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
proof on 1805 Whatman paper
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Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.631
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
44/50
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