The dream merchant
Primary Artist
Norman Lindsay (1879–1969)
Title
Reference
Bloomfield (1998), 203
Date made
1920
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, engraving and stipple, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
20.2 x 25.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
32.6 x 35.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
38/50
Edition information
1st edition of 6; 2nd edition of 50 (40?)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated in black pencil, lower right 'Norman Lindsay 1920'. Inscribed in black pencil, No 38...50 The Dream Merchant'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
97964
Accession number
83.1077
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.
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Norman | (1879–1969) Australian | Male | artist