Death of Pierrot 1919

Norman Lindsay (1879-1969)

Death of Pierrot 1919

drypoint, engraving, etching, soft ground and roulette
26.0 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:

The Etched Work of Norman Lindsay, Gayfield Shaw's Gallery, Sydney, October 1919, cat.20 (another example)

Norman Lindsay's Etchings and Drypoints, The Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, November 1919, cat.20 (another example)

Catalogue of Etchings, Watercolour Drawings, Oil Paintings, Pen and Ink Drawings, Rare Prints, etc., Angus & Robertson's Gallery, Sydney, December 1920 - January 1921, cat.13 (another example)

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

Reference:

Art in Australia, 1921, vol.1, no.9 (illus. pl.34, another example)

Lindsay, N., The Etchings of Norman Lindsay, Constable & Co., London, 1927 (illus. pl.IV, another example)

Stewart, D., Two Hundred Etchings, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1973 (illus. pl.47)

Bloomfield, L., Norman Lindsay Etchings: Catalogue Raisonné, Odana Editions, Sydney in association with Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1999, p.104, cat.200 (illus., another example)

Estimate: $2000 - 3000

Result Hammer: $2200