Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Mail and post office, Cracow, Queensland

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 503

Date made

1932

Place made

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

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 151

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature and date lower right within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY CRACOW / 1932'.

Matrix size

15.4 x 25.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

State proofs,; final state edition of 75, 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

Rural scene of horse-drawn carriage and group of men collecting mail from corrugated iron shed which serves as post office, Cracow, Queensland.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92312

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025