Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The broken fence

Date made

1923

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 41

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 173

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

15.9 x 11.5 cm (printed image)

Edition information

1st state as published in Art in Australia, 3:4 May 1923; 2nd state edition of 100

Production notes

Ist state, clouds in background, no engraved signature. 2nd state, clouds removed, signnature engraved

Subject category

Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Rural scene of chickens and rooster beside a derelict fence and old tree.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92793

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013