Morning Glory

1932

Lionel Lindsay

Associated Names
Lionel Lindsay

Artist, Australian, 1874 - 1961

This is a drawing of a bird perched on a branch surrounded by foliage and flowers. The image features a detailed monochromatic illustration of a bird with an elongated tail, standing in the center with its plumage displayed. The background includes branches with leaves and clusters of blossoms. The bottom of the image contains the artist's signature.
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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: 25.4 × 14.61 cm (10 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.53 × 17.3 cm (11 5/8 × 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1277

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mendelssohn 1982, pp. 106-107

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Melbourne, Australia; Alfred Fowler, Sydney, Australia, 1936; 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, pp. 106-107.

Inscriptions

lower left in block: Lionel Lindsay; lower left in graphite; Lionel Lindsay; lower right in graphite: 100; lower center in graphite: To Alfred Fowler / with the engravers compliments and best wishes / Sydney NSW April 20, 1936; lower right edge in graphite: Morning Glory; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 0119

Markings

stamped lower verso in black ink (twice): F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008763

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