Melon and Aubergine

1936

Lionel Lindsay

Associated Names
Lionel Lindsay

Artist, Australian, 1874 - 1961

The image shows a melon and an eggplant in a dish, with grapes and a pomegranate nearby. The color scheme is primarily monochrome with varying shades of black, gray, and white defining the objects. The eggplant and melon are central, with the grapes behind the melon and the pomegranate in the foreground. A knife with decorative details is under the dish, pointing towards the right side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.32 × 13.02 cm (4 1/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.56 × 17.3 cm (6 1/8 × 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1274

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mendelssohn 1982, p. 75

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Mendelssohn, Joanna. The Art of Lionel Lindsay: Volume I, Woodcuts. New South Wales, Australia: Copperfield Publishing Company, 1982, p. 75.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Lionel Lindsay; lower center in graphite: Melon + Aubergine; lower right in graphite: 100

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008759

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