The fossicker
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The fossicker
Other titles
The old fossicker
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 301
Date made
1923Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 710
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower left within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.
Matrix size
19.8 x 27.0 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
final state, edition of 30 [50?]
Production notes
Mendelssohn (1987), 301, notes edition of 30, although sme marked 50.
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 man fossicking for gold in creek.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
93158
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
20 Nov 2025
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.948
State
published state
Impression
13/30
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