The deserted house, Creswick

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The deserted house, Creswick

Other titles

The Ferns

Date made

1923

Place made

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

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Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 296

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 198

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint and etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

16.8 x 13.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

final state, edition of 50

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Light patterns over wall in a room of a deserted house, Creswick, near Ballarat, Victoria.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92307

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.6

State

published state

Impression

21/50

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