The Kookaburra

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874โ€“1961)

Title

The Kookaburra

Other titles

The Captain Kook

Date made

1923

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 88

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 142

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

14.4 x 10.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 100

Subject category

Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: kookaburra on gum tree branch.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92868

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874โ€“1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.828

State

published state

Impression

90/100

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