The return

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The return

Date made

1948 – c.1950

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 595

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

mezzotint and etching, in brown ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

no imprint.

Edition information

1st state, 5 proofs; 2nd state edition of 50, plus proofs

Production notes

1st state, etching only. 2nd state, addition of mezzotint.

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Subject description

Rural scene of farmer on horse riding back to farmhouse set amongst trees.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

46880

Creators

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

Last Updated

19 Mar 2013

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 61.57

State

2nd state of 2

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.594

State

1st state of 2

Impression

proof 2/5

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.603

State

2nd state of 2

Impression

undesignated impression

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