Lionel Lindsay

Lionel Lindsay

Australian · 1874–1961 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir Lionel Arthur Lindsay was an Australian artist and art critic, and one of a notable Australian family of artists; Percival Charles Lindsay, Norman Alfred Lindsay, Ruby… (Wikipedia)

A$4,400≈ $2,840≈ £2,104≈ €2,494Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumThe SundownerLeonard Joel136lots offered2012–2026years recorded98%sold (122)$277Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. The Sundowner by Lionel Lindsay, 1893, aquatint, AP, sold Jun 2025The SundownerLeonard Joel · A$4,400≈ $2,840≈ £2,104≈ €2,494Sign up to see
  2. The Demon by Lionel Lindsay, Woodcut ed. 100, sold Mar 2023The DemonDavidson Auctions · A$3,500≈ $2,342≈ £1,914≈ €2,186Sign up to see
  3. Portrait of Norman Lindsay by Lionel Lindsay, Etching 3/30, sold Aug 2025Portrait of Norman LindsayDavidson Auctions · A$3,500≈ $2,279≈ £1,683≈ €1,953Sign up to see

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  1. Arcadia Alley by Lionel Lindsay, Etching 39/50, sold May 2023
    Arcadia Alley
    Etching · ed. 39/50
    19.5x11cm (plate)
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 311
    A$225≈ $150≈ £120≈ €139HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$250–450View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  2. Demolition of the Girls High School, Sydney (Last of the Girls High School) by Lionel Lindsay, 1924, Etching 12/75, sold May 2023
    Demolition of the Girls High School, Sydney (Last of the Girls High School), 1924
    Etching · ed. 12/75
    9x20cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 312
    A$150≈ $100≈ £80≈ €92HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$150–300View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  3. The White Peacock by Lionel Lindsay, 1925, Woodcut No.3, sold Mar 2023
    The White Peacock, 1925
    Woodcut / linocut
    20x11.5cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 59
    A$600≈ $402≈ £328≈ €375HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  4. The Demon by Lionel Lindsay, Woodcut ed. 100, sold Mar 2023
    The Demon
    Woodcut / linocut
    13x15.5cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 60
    A$3,500≈ $2,342≈ £1,914≈ €2,186HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$1,000–2,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  5. Sunday Morning, The Rocks by Lionel Lindsay, Etching Proof, sold Dec 2022
    Sunday Morning, The Rocks
    Etching
    21x17cm (plate)
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 292
    A$375≈ $256≈ £208≈ €243HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$400–700View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  6. Queen's Court by Lionel Lindsay, Etching 16/75, sold Dec 2022
    Queen's Court
    Etching · ed. 16/75
    10.5x14.5cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 409
    A$200≈ $136≈ £111≈ €129HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$200–400View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  7. Dawn by Lionel Lindsay, Aquatint 22/75, sold Dec 2022
    Dawn
    Aquatint · ed. 22/75
    14x24cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 96
    A$350≈ $239≈ £194≈ €226HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$200–350View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  8. (View of Mosman Bay) by Lionel Lindsay, oil on board, sold Nov 2022
    (View of Mosman Bay)
    Oil · Board
    24.5 x 34.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 35
    A$3,000≈ $2,008≈ £1,662≈ €1,919Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
  9. Magnolias by Lionel Lindsay, woodcut, sold Sep 2022
    Magnolias
    Woodcut / linocut
    7.5 x 7.3cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 13
    A$400≈ $276≈ £236≈ €271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$400–600View at Leonard Joel ↗
  10. The Clerics by Lionel Lindsay, c.1902, Pen & Ink, sold Aug 2022
    The Clerics, c.1902
    Drawing
    22.5x28.5cm
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 150
    A$650≈ $448≈ £379≈ €448HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
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About Lionel Lindsay

Sir Lionel Arthur Lindsay was an Australian artist and art critic, and one of a notable Australian family of artists; Percival Charles Lindsay, Norman Alfred Lindsay, Ruby Lindsay and Ernest Daryl Lindsay. Lionel Lindsay was known for his prints, paintings which he exhibited nationally and internationally from the early 1900s until his death. A critic, he was a staunch defender of traditional, realist, art and opposed Modernism through his publication Addled Art, and influential positions on a number of arts organisations, including the Society of Artists; the Australian Printer-Etchers' Society (founding president 1921; the Australian Academy of Art; and Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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