The roost

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The roost

Date made

1924

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 44

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 611

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower centre within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

9.3 x 11.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 100

Subject category

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

Subject description

Chickens roosting in the branches of a tree.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92800

Creators

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

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.797

State

published state

Impression

42/100

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Collection

Private collection

State

published state

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