The pannikin of flour

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The pannikin of flour

Date made

1924

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 330

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 167

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

12.8 x 13.3 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state, a few proofs; 2nd state, edition of 100 [75?]

Production notes

Mendelssohn (1987), 330, note final state edition of 100. NGA 83.540 is from an edition of 75.

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 swagman with his dog begging for flour from woman at back door of old hut.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92383

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.626

State

2nd state of 2; published state

Impression

proof on French paper

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.54

State

published state

Impression

36/75

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.627

State

2nd state of 2; published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.628

State

published state

Impression

4/100

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