Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The Ocean Wave Hotel, Sydney

Other titles

Ocean View hotel.

Date made

1912

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 71

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 80

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, drypoint, printed in brown ink, from one platae

Text printed from matrix

No imprint.

Matrix size

16.4 x 20.4 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, proofs only; 3rd state, edition of 50, plus additional artist's proofs

Production notes

There are three states. 1st state of 3 Massive cumulus cloud in background. Dog in cetre foreground, all black. Chimney shown upper right edge. 2nd state of 3 Removal of massive cloud. Dog now has spots. Right side of plate cut to remove chimney. 3rd state of 3 Dog now all white [ill. Art in Australia, 3: 23 March 1928, plate 21]

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 sailors and women outside the Ocean Wave hotel, possibly corner of Gloucester and Essex Streets, The Rocks, Sydney with St Philip's church in background.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92510

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013