The White Fan

1935

Lionel Lindsay

Associated Names
Lionel Lindsay

Artist, Australian, 1874 - 1961

This is a depiction of two peacocks. One peacock is shown with its feathers fanned out, displaying intricate feather patterns and eye-like designs on its plumage. The other peacock is shown with its tail not fanned out, revealing detailed feather structure. In the foreground, there are leafy plants with large flowers. The style of the drawing is meticulous and detailed, created using lines to convey texture and depth, typical of engravings or etchings.
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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: 16.83 × 22.38 cm (6 5/8 × 8 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.96 × 26.35 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1278

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mendelssohn 1982, pp. 112-113

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

Exhibition History

1979

  • British Prints from the Bristow Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

Bibliography

1982

  • Mendelssohn, Joanna. The Art of Lionel Lindsay: Volume I, Woodcuts. New South Wales, Australia: Copperfield Publishing Company, 1982, pp. 112-113.

Inscriptions

lower left in block: Lionel Lindsay; lower left in graphite: Lionel Lindsay; lower right in graphite: 100; lower left edge in graphite: RA; lower right edge in graphite: The White Fan; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 0114

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77008774

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