In the days of the Push
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
In the days of the Push
Other titles
Whalers' Arms, in the days of the push
Date made
1936Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 535
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 403
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower right within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.
Matrix size
20.0 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
final state edition of 75, plus proofs
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
Imagined street scene of "The Rocks Push" gang members terrorizing local residents outside the Whaler's Arms Hotel, Cumberland Place, The Rocks, Sydney.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
90850
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.421
State
published state
Impression
artist's proof
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