The street musicians.

Primary Artist

Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)

Title

The street musicians.

Other titles

Musicians

The street minstrels

Date made

1920

Place made

Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

28.3 x 32.3 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Support size

44.5 x 49.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

20/35

Edition information

edition of 35

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'H. van Raalte'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Street Minstrels'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No 20 of 35'.

Subject description

Street scene of a group of musicians playing flute, harp and violin near a market fruit stall, Perth.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

107550

Accession number

80.3799

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1980/81 (1980-11-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 1980, as one of a group of five Australian prints by various artists..

Credit line

Purchased 1981

Country of context

Australia

Creators

van RAALTE, Henri | (1881–1929) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013