Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

A smithy, Avila, Spain

Date made

1926

Place made

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

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 401

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 690

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY AVILA'. Printed text on wall, 'VENTA LE CERAELES / MARINAS & SALVADOS'. Printed text above blacksmiths door, 'VETERINERO'.

Matrix size

20.0 x 26.2 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state, 4 proofs; 2nd state, edition of 60

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

Village scene of mules and wagon outside a blacksmith's shop, Avila, Spain.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

93368

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025