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C1925
White Goats
One of Lionel Lindsay’s best known woodcuts of Goats, signed in pencil at lower left from the edition of 100. The effect of gentleness is created by placing the kid in a confiding relationship with the dominant figure of the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
White Goats
Date:
C1925
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Wood engraving signed lower left. Edition 100
Image Size:
155mm
x 150mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1925
Description:
One of Lionel Lindsay’s best known woodcuts of Goats, signed in pencil at lower left from the edition of 100.
The effect of gentleness is created by placing the kid in a confiding relationship with the dominant figure of the billy goat. Even so it is a composition based more on relativities of harsh angles than on their curves, although Lindsay does allow these goats some curved lines in their construction. The angularity of the goats’ bony anatomy is stressed by the position of their background. They are placed between the harsh downward thrusting rocks and in front of a dark valley. But these goats are creatures of light and domestic contentment, eating their way through nature, not defying it like Satan or the other wild goats. Mendelssohn
Reference:
Mendelssohn, J. The Art of Lionel Lindsay, Volume I Woodcuts. p.153 ill.153
Lionel Arthur Lindsay (1874 - 1961)
Known as a writer & art administrator, he worked for the "Bulletin." He became well known for his etchings and woodcuts. As a trustee to the NSW Art Gallery he was a major supporter of Dobell over the Joshua Smith controversy. He was knighted in 1941 and is represented in most state collections.
