The clipped wing
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The clipped wing
Other titles
Depression
Melancholy
The broken wing
Date made
1931Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 103
Category
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
14.1 x 10.9 cm (printed image)
Edition information
edition of 100
Subject description
Bird with clipped wing sitting on a branch.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
83617
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
20 Nov 2025
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 76.163
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Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.811
State
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Impression
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National Gallery of Australia | 76.1214
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Art Gallery of New South Wales
State
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Impression
undesignated impression
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