Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Abandoned abattoir

Other titles

Deserted abattoir

Glebe abattoir

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 165

Date made

1918

Place made

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

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 432

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

20.0 x 30.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

ist state, proofs only; 2nd state, proofs only; 3rd state edition of 50, but not all printed, plus proofs

Production notes

NLA, study for etching Abandoned abattoirs, pencil drawing

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

The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92564

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025