Sydney Long b. 20 August 1871

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Sydney Long established an early reputation in the 1890s as a painter of decorative Art Nouveau landscape and mythological subjects. Later, in London, some of these paintings became the basis for his first etchings.
Name
Sydney Long
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) 1895 - 1910 The Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • teaching etching (ANZSIC code: 81) 1925 - c.1932 In his studio, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Birth date
20 August 1871
Birth place
Goulburn, NSW
Birth note
Sydney Long's father is given as James Long, an Irish born commission agent, but he was born 11 months after his father's death
Death date
23 January 1955
Death place
London, England, UK
Burial place
Streatham Cemetery, London,, UK
Active Period
  • c.1888 - c.1950
Residence
  • 1952 - 1955 London, England, UK
  • 1925 - 1952 Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW
  • 1922 - 1925 England, UK
  • 1921 - 1922 Australia
  • 1912 France, Belgium, Holland
  • 1910 - 1921 London, England, UK
  • c.1888 - c.1910 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1871 - c.1888 Goulburn, NSW
  • c.1927 - c.1950 Narrabeen, NSW (Long spent more time in his Narrabeen caravan than at Lane Cove)
Training
  • Etching, 1918- Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, England
  • c.1888 - 1894 Art Society of New South Wales School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • National Gallery of Australia