Reflections, Avoca

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Reflections, Avoca

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 85; Paul (1928), 87

Date made

1928 – (1928)

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Matrix size

26.6 x 31.7 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium-weight smooth cream wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

5/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '.Reflections Avoca.' Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '5/ [illeg.]'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, '18 x 17 1/4'.

Subject description

Landscape of trees reflected in lake with cattle beside the shore, Avoca, N.S.W.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103172

Accession number

77.9.105

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013