Thief of the moon.
Primary Artist
Norman Lindsay (1879–1969)
Title
Source
From Thief of the moon, by Kenneth Slessor. Sydney: Kirtley Press, 1923
Date made
1924
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
10.2 x 8.3 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
17.2 x 14.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
142/150
Edition information
edition of 150
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Norman Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'No 142'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left in black pencil, 'To Keith Wingrove/ with J Kirtley's/ sincere regards'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
3088
Accession number
95.422
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1994/95 (1995-06-28)
Provenance
Gift to Keith Wingrove, from the printer, J Kirtley. Collection of Keith Kingrove (1910-1995), who formed a major collection of material relating to Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) and the art of Bookplates. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Keith Wingrove, Highgate, South Australia, June 1995.
Credit line
Purchased 1995
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Norman | (1879–1969) Australian | Male | artist
KIRTLEY, John | (1897–1967) Male | publisher