An idyll.
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Reference
Spartalis (1989), 54
Date made
1918 – c.1920
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
22.9 x 24.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
34.3 x 39.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
14/20
Edition information
edition of 20
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, 'An Idyll'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No.14 of 20'.
Subject description
Rural scene of a young man playing a flute to a young woman under a tree.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
74290
Accession number
87.1621
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1987/88 (1987-10-01)
Provenance
Sotheby's, Fine Australian paintings and drawings, Melbourne 21 April 1986, lot 174. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Joshua McClelland Print Room, Melbourne, 1987.
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Country of context
Australia
Creators
van RAALTE, Henri | (1881–1929) English | Male | artist