Fantasy
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 17; Paul (1928), 28
Date made
1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint and drypoint, printed in green ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
27.8 x 40.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight smooth off-white wove paper
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 image in black pencil, 'Sidney Long ['ng' underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right sheet in black pencil, '4 [sideways]'. Inscribed centre left sheet in black pencil, '[partial inscription, illeg., runs vertically]'.
Subject description
Pastoral scene of women dancing by moonlight beside a lake with trees silhouetted against the sky.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103002
Accession number
77.9.20
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 category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist