| Method | Wood engraving |
| Artist | Sir Lionel Arthur Lindsay (1874-1961) |
| Published | 1924 |
| Dimensions | Image 152 x 112 mm, Plate 230 x 185 mm |
| Notes |
Sir Lionel Lindsay started his career at the age of 15 when he worked as a pupil assistant at the Melbourne Observatory (1889-1892) and became a magazine artist before he completed his studies at the National Gallery School, Melbourne. From 1903 to 1926, Lindsay was employed as an illustrative artist for the 'Sydney Evening News'. After that period his art had gained an international reputation and he travelled and worked in such locations as India, North Africa, Spain and England. His original wood engravings and etchings were often commissioned and exhibited by Colnaghi. Lionel Lindsay's first etching dates from 1895 but it wasn't until 1907, however, that he began to devote much of his talents to both etching and wood engraving. During the following decades, Lindsay produced over 300 works of original art in these mediums and it was his wood engravings of Australian animals and birds that set his art at its highest level. Lionel Lindsay received a knighthood for his achievements in art. Signed and inscribed in pencil. One of 60 impressions. Mendelssohn 96: from "21 Wood cuts" |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £250.00 |
| Stock ID | 2744 |