MRAG Maitland Regional Art Gallery

Name/TitleTravelling with Fighting Bulls (bulls on the bridge, Andalusia, Spain)

MakerLionel Lindsay (b.1874, d.1961)

Maker RoleArtist

Edition14/50

Date Made1920

Medium and MaterialsEtching, printed in black ink on paper

Inscription and MarksSigned in plate l.l.corner.
Signed under plate in pencil l.l.corner.
Title under plate, in pencil, centre.
Edition in pencil l.r.corner.
Frame verso: stamped number 03563

Measurements15.2 x 12cm (platemark), 17.3 x 14cm (sheet- sight), 40 x 28.5cm (frame)

Subject and Association KeywordsAnimals

Subject and Association KeywordsFigurative

Subject and Association KeywordsLandscape

Subject and Association DescriptionLindsay had a deep adoration of Spain and he created a large volume of work focusing on the country. In this work we witness everyday life with a Spanish twist. The bull herder mounted on horseback leads his charge over a solid stone bridge. The symbolic strength of the bridge is mirrored in the Spanish bull fighting tradition.

The art of Sir Lionel Lindsay. Volume II, Catalogue, Part B; Joanna Mendelssohn (b.1949); 1987

CollectionMax and Nola Tegel, Lionel Lindsay Collection

Credit LineDonated under the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts program by Max and Nola Tegel in 2016

Object TypePrint

Object number2016.36