Polar Bear

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Polar Bear

Date made

1931

Place made

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

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Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 156

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 601

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, "LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

17.4 x 22.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 75

Subject category

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

Subject description

Polar bear playing with seal.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92886

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.835

State

published state

Impression

?/100

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.928

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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