Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The drafting gate, Bendemeer

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 348

Date made

1925

Place made

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

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 152

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower left within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

19.0 x 25.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state, 3 proofs; final state, edition of 35

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 sheep farmers separating sheep for shearing at Bendemeer, N.S.W.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90966

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025