The fossicker
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The fossicker
Other titles
The old fossicker
Date made
1923Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 301
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
08 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.948
State
published state
Impression
13/30
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