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An image of The spirit of the plains by Sydney Long

Sydney Long

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

Title
The spirit of the plains
Place of origin
London → England
Year
(1919)
printed (1922)
Media category
Print
Materials used
aquatint, etching, printed in brown ink on buff wove paper
Edition
Artist's proof
Dimensions

17.7 x 35.1cm platemark; 26.6 x 43.6cm sheet

Signature & date
Signed l.r., pencil "Sydney Long ARE.". Not dated.
Credit
Gift of Miss B. Kelly 1958
Accession number
9850
Copyright
© Estate of Sydney Long. Courtesy Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (12)

‘Australian symbolism: the art of dreams’ by Joanna Mendelssohn, pg. 309., Art & Australia Summer 2012, Summer 2012, 309. exhibition review; reference to the original painting

Denise Mimmocchi (Australia) (Author), Australian Symbolism: the art of dreams, Sydney, 2012, 116.

Anne Gray (Australia, b.1947) (Curator), Sydney Long: the spirit of the land, Canberra, 2012, 73, 74, 163 (colour illus.). cat.no. 74; dated 1919, printed 1922

Roger Butler (Australia, b.1948) (Author), Printed images by Australian artists 1885-1955, Canberra, 2007, 37 (colour illus.). printed in black ink; Collection of National Gallery of Australia

Andrew Sayers (Australia, b.1957) (Author), Sarah Engledow (Australia) (Author), Barry Humphries (Australia, b.1934) (Author), The world of Thea Proctor, Canberra, 2005, 22.

Grahame Kime (Australia) (Author), Heaven on earth: Visions of arcadia, Gymea, 2005. List of works; not paginated

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Fin de Siècle, Sydney, Jan 1994.

Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Animals on paper - from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Sydney, 1992. cat.no. 37

Goulburn Regional Art Gallery (Australia) (Author), The etchings of Sydney Long: the Richard King Collection, Goulburn, 1990, 13-14. cat.no. 50; titled 'The spirit of the plains'; dated 1919; edition 35/50 from the second plate

Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Stampede of the Lower Gods: Classical Mythology in Australian Art, Domain, Sep 1989, 11, 64.

Joanna Mendelssohn (Australia, b.1949) (Author), The life and work of Sydney Long, Sydney, 1979, 109-110, 142 (illus.), 252. cat.no. 27; titled 'The spirit of the plains'; dated 1918; ANG edition 1/50 1st State, and 2nd State impression

Dorothy Ellsmore Paul (Australia, active 1928) (Editor), Sydney Long (Australia; England, b.1871, d.1955) (Author), The etched work of Sydney Long, A.R.E.: a complete catalogue of his etchings, Sydney, 1928, (illus.). cat.no. 16; titled 'The spirit of the plains'; dated 1918

Exhibition history (7)

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.

Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 05 Sep 1992–05 Oct 1992.

Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Dubbo Regional Art Gallery, 18 Dec 1992–24 Jan 1993.

Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, 01 May 1993–30 May 1993.

Animals on paper: from the Australian collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, Grafton Regional Gallery, 11 Jun 1993–01 Aug 1993.

Fin de Siècle: posters prints drawings from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Jan 1994–13 Mar 1994.

Heaven on Earth: Visions of Arcadia, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, 01 Oct 2005–27 Nov 2005.