Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Gamecocks, Spain

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 191

Date made

1919

Place made

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

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 192

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower left within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

22.4 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state, a few proofs; 2nd 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

Two men engaged in a fight between gamecocks, viewed by spectators in an open courtyard between buildings, Spain.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

93279

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025