Beethoven 1921

Norman Lindsay (1879-1969)

Beethoven 1921

etching, engraving and stipple
33.0 x 28.5 cm

numbered, titled, signed and dated below image

Provenance:

Collection of Sir George Tallis, Victoria

Thence by descent, collection of Mr George Cassius Tallis, Victoria

Thence by descent, collection of Dr George Michael Tallis, Adelaide

Thence by descent, collection of Ms Belinda Susan Tallis, Sydney

Exhibited:

Etchings by Eminent Australian and European Artists, The Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, 4 - 15 October 1921, cat.7 (another example)

Third International Print Maker's Exhibition, Los Angeles Museum, United States of America, 21 March - 16 April 1922, cat.7 (another example)

The Exhibition of Australian Art Held under the Auspices of the Society of Artists in London, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London, October 1923, cat.224 (another example)

Reference:

Stewart, D., Two Hundred Etchings, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1973 (illus. pl.20, another example)

Bloomfield, L., Norman Lindsay Etchings: Catalogue Raisonné, Odana Editions, Sydney in association with Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1999 (illus. pp.19, 127, cat.223, another example)

Estimate: $3000 - 5000

Result Hammer: $2800