Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Lethe Wharf.

Date made

1938

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 170

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 183

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

32.5 x 17.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 100

Subject category

Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Mythological scene of Charon's ferry on the River Lethe, one of four tributaries of the River Styx, crossed to reach Hades. The river is shaded by cypresses and poplars with poppies in the foreground.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92763

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist