NORMAN LINDSAY The Lovers #78 Original woodblock

NORMAN LINDSAY The Lovers #78 Original woodblock (2nd printing) 7.3 x 7.5 cm Printed from the original woodblock by Josef Lebovic in 1995 First printed: 1923 The Lovers was one of three original woodblock prints illustrating Fauns and Ladies by Jack Lindsay, published in 1923 in an edition of 210 copies. This important woodblock was also one of the three used to illustrate Kenneth Slessor's first book of poems Thief of the Moon, published in 1924 in an edition of 150. One of Norman's most delicate woodblocks, The Lovers has previously only been available to book collectors.