Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The compliment

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 321

Date made

1924

Place made

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

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 646

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

20.0 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

a few proofs only, not published

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

Street scene of working class couple complimenting well-dressed Spanish woman framed by large doorway.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

93306

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025