The harbour, St.Ives
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 23; Paul (1928), 27
Date made
1920
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
softground-etching with burnishing, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
20.4 x 30.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth off-white wove paper
Support size
29.2 x 33.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sid Long [underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, '1012 [underlined] / 19 1/2 x 16 1/2'. Inscribed verso centre right in black pencil, '3 1/2 / 3 1/2 / 4- [appears within double rectangle representing mount]'.
Subject description
Fishing boats with sails raised in St. Ives harbour, Cornwall.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103008
Accession number
77.9.23
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist