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An image of Fantasy by Sydney Long

Sydney Long

(Australia, England 20 Aug 1871–23 Jan 1955)

Title
Fantasy
Other titles:
Summer dance
Place of origin
LondonEngland
Year
(circa 1916-circa 1917)
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

132.5 x 107.0cm stretcher; 145.3 x 119.7 x 8.3cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.r. corner, black oil "SYDNEY LONG.". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased under the terms of the Florence Turner Blake Bequest 1971
Accession number
50.1971
Copyright
© Estate of Sydney Long. Courtesy Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (11)

'What's on elsewhere', pg. 44-45, Look Jun 2012, Jun 2012, 44 (colour illus.).

‘Australian symbolism: An exhibition exploring the antipodean art of dreams’ by Denise Mimmocchi, pg. 24-27., Look Apr 2012, Apr 2012, 26 (colour illus.).

Denise Mimmocchi (Australia) (Author), Australian Symbolism: the art of dreams, Sydney, 2012, 116, 121 (colour illus.), 146, 148 (colour illus.). image on pg.148 is a detail.

Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Curator), Sydney Long: the spirit of the land, Canberra, 2012, 45, 49, 50, 59, 60, 64, 68, 136 (colour illus.), 137. cat.no. 48

Anna Clabburn (Australia) (Author), Looking for faeries: the Victorian tradition, Bendigo, 2010. Not paginated; List of works at the back.

Denise Mimmocchi (Australia) (Author), Australian Collection Focus: Sydney Long - Pan, Sydney, 2009, 8 (colour illus.).

In our own image: the story of Australian art 1995, 1995, 72 (colour illus.).

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art, Domain, Sep 1989, 14 (illus.), 64.

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Two centuries of Australian painting: a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, New South Wales, 1986, 10, 27 (illus.). cat.no. 23

William Splatt (Author), Barbara Burton (Author), 100 masterpieces of Australian painting, Adelaide, 1973, 124, 125 (colour illus.). plate no. 59

'Australian collection' by Daniel Thomas, pg. 52-62., Art and Australia [vol. 10, no. 1] Jul 1972, Jul 1972, 56 (colour illus.).

Exhibition history (6)

Sydney Long (1979), S.H. Ervin Gallery, 22 Aug 1979–07 Nov 1979.

Two centuries of Australian painting, a selection from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Orange Regional Gallery, 19 Apr 1986–15 Jun 1986.

Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art 1890's-1930's, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Oct 1989–26 Nov 1989.

Australian Collection Focus: Sydney Long: Pan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Jun 2009–30 Aug 2009.

Looking for faeries: The Victorian tradition, Bendigo Art Gallery, 16 Oct 2010–28 Nov 2010.

Sydney Long: the spirit of the land, National Gallery of Australia, 17 Aug 2012–11 Nov 2012.