Swagman fighting swag
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Source
Lawson, Henry, 'The romance of the swag', Sydney: Australian Limited Editions, 1939.
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 176
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 591
Date made
1939
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
15.2 x 10.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid tissue paper
Support size
20.2 x 12.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Production notes
1st state, with cloud. 2nd state, cloud removed
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 592
Subject description
Humorous scene of man fighting with his swag.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90791
Accession number
83.393
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist