Original LIONEL LINDSAY 'Self Portrait THE JESTER' Signed WOODCUT

Description: ORIGINAL 1923 LIONEL LINDSAY (1874-1961) 'SELF PORTRAIT - THE JESTER' SIGNED WOODCUT This is just a great original piece. This piece has sat in my office for a while as I had debated getting it restored for a while now. As I just sent a group of prints to my restorer and did not include this, I thought it was best to just offer it out to a new owner who can make the choice themselves. This is a really wonderful and scarce print by the important Australian artist, Lionel Lindsay. For those not familiar with the artist, I have included his biography below. This seems to be one of his signature works as it is the image you find often with regard to the artist. Being a self portrait, and portraying the artist as a jester, seems to resonate with collectors. A wonderful woodcut with the image measuring 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Outstanding crisp dark impression. Signed and numbered in pencil below the image. Really a stunning view. The print has been laid down to a backing with the original matte then glued over. I imagine it could be easily removed by a good restorer or because it displays so wonderfully, it could simply be framed as it is. Unframed. FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES! For those not familiar with the artist his biography from the National Portrait Gallery of Australia reads: "Sir Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), graphic artist, was the brother of Norman, Percy, Daryl and Ruby Lindsay and shared with his siblings an early obsession with drawing and printmaking. His art was the product of the great flowering of Australian ‘black & white’ art that developed around the turn of the twentieth century with such illustrated magazines as The Bulletin and The Lone Hand. Lindsay began making woodcuts and etchings but his preferred medium was the wood-engraving. His reputation as a printmaker reached its height in the 1920s when he was taken up by the leading London fine print dealer Colnaghi. Handsome and a great conversationalist, he was a strong and influential champion of a set of strongly held and individualistic views. Among his voluminous art writing (mostly in journals) there are two noteworthy books – A consideration of the work of Ernest Moffit 1899, notable as the first monograph on an artist to be published in Australia , and Addled Art 1943, notorious as the most strident and bigoted attack on modern art ever to be produced in this country. Lindsay was a long-serving Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and was a great traveller, besotted from an early age with Spain and all things Spanish. He was knighted in 1941" CHECK THE PICTURES ON THIS GREAT PIECE. DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. Shipping and handling can be calculated based on the ebay shipping calculator. If you have any questions regarding the work, please dont hesitate to ask. Pictures are an excellent indication of condition. Though the shipping says it will take 5 days of handling, usually items are shipped much faster and if you pay right away, the item most likely will go out in the next day or two. If there is any problems with the item please dont hesitate to email me. I guarantee and stand 100% behind everything I sell. No reason to open up any sort of cases. Just simply contact me and I will handle any and all problems. Out of the nearly 500 items I ship around the world every year, a very few of them occasionally get lost or broken. I insure every item and will handle all insurance claims and make sure you are reimbursed 100%. Check my feedback. After nearly 15 years of selling on ebay, my reputation speaks for itself. If you are not happy with your purchase, I will work to make sure you are. Thanks again for your interest and bidding.

Price: 395 USD

Location: Holliston, Massachusetts

End Time: 2025-01-24T16:58:42.000Z

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