Sydney LONG | Christmas card: 1923

Sydney LONG
Australia 1871 – London 1955
England, Europe 1910-21; Australia 1921- 22; England 1922-25; Australia 1925-52; England from 1952

Christmas card: 1923 1923 intaglio , line-etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate on thick smooth cream wove paper
9.6 (h) x 16.4 (w) cm
presentation proof , published state , edition unknown , no manufacturer's mark
Not signed. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed verso in black ink, 'To Mr. & / Mrs. J.F. Stephen ['J.F. Stephen' underlined]'.
Reference: Mendelssohn (1979), 54; Paul (1928), 63 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra NGA 1977.9.59 The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976. Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
  • J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artist’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.

This Christmas card featuring two kookaburras was sent to the collector
J.W.F. Stephen. Stephen formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Long.

This Christmas card featuring two kookaburras was sent to the collector
J.W.F. Stephen. Stephen formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Long.

This Christmas card featuring two kookaburras was sent to the collector
J.W.F. Stephen. Stephen formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Long.