Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Christmas

Date made

1935

Place made

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

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 518

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left, LIONEL LINDSAY'. Printed text on sign centre left, 'J [reversed] RYAN / S[reversed]HAMROCK / HOTEL'.

Matrix size

15.2 x 25.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 100

Subject category

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

Subject description

Rural scene of man carrying swag arriving at Shamrock Hotel, a bush hotel owned by J Ryan. In front of the hotel are horses and dogs.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

40953

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025