NORMAN LINDSAY SIGNED ETCHING - CATS 1919

A FINELY EXECUTED ETCHING BY THE CELEBRATED AUSTRALIAN ARTIST NORMAN LINDSAY, DEPICTING A CLASSICAL NUDE FEMALE FIGURE SEATED IN REPOSE WITH A WHITE CAT. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES LINDSAY'S CHARACTERISTIC MASTERY OF LINE AND FORM, WITH THE FIGURE POSITIONED AGAINST AN ORNATE PATTERNED BACKGROUND FEATURING DECORATIVE DAMASK AND FLORAL MOTIFS. THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE APPEARS IN INK BELOW THE IMAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE CATALOGUE REFERENCE 'CATS 1919', CONFIRMING THE WORK'S DATE AND SUBJECT MATTER.

ARTIST AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: NORMAN LINDSAY (1879-1969), RENOWNED AUSTRALIAN ARTIST, ILLUSTRATOR, AND PRINTMAKER
- MEDIUM: ETCHING ON PAPER
- DATE: 1919
- CATALOGUE REFERENCE: CATS 1919

PRESENTATION:
THE ETCHING IS PROFESSIONALLY MOUNTED ON CREAM-COLOURED BOARD AND PRESENTED IN A CONTEMPORARY WHITE FRAME WITH BLUE-GREY MAT AND GLASS PROTECTION. THE FRAMING IS SYMPATHETIC TO THE WORK AND PROVIDES APPROPRIATE ARCHIVAL PRESENTATION.

DIMENSIONS:
- PRINT HEIGHT: 28 CM
- PRINT WIDTH: 24 CM
- FRAMED DIMENSIONS VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS

CONDITION: THE PRINT DISPLAYS GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE PAPER SHOWS NATURAL TONING APPROPRIATE TO A WORK OVER 100 YEARS OLD, WITH MINOR FOXING SPOTS TYPICAL OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY PAPER. THE ETCHED LINES REMAIN CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED. THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE AND CATALOGUE INSCRIPTION ARE CLEARLY LEGIBLE IN BLACK INK. NO TEARS, LOSSES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PRINT SURFACE. THE FRAME AND MAT ARE IN SOUND CONDITION WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO GLASS OR FRAME COMPONENTS.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE WORK HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AND PRESERVED, INDICATING CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP BY A COLLECTOR FAMILIAR WITH THE ARTIST'S SIGNIFICANCE.

NORMAN LINDSAY'S ETCHINGS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM THE 1919 PERIOD, ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN MODERNIST PRINTMAKING. THIS WORK EXEMPLIFIES HIS SOPHISTICATED APPROACH TO THE FEMALE FORM AND HIS MASTERY OF THE ETCHING MEDIUM DURING A PARTICULARLY PRODUCTIVE PERIOD OF HIS CAREER.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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