Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Caravanserai, Kairouan, Tunisia

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 460

Date made

1929

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 226

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

16.5 x 27.6 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

State proofs (1 of each); final state edition of 100, plus proofs.

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

A caravanserai, a roadside inn with travellers eating and relaxing, Kairouan, Tunisia.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90920

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025