Red Gums

Primary Artist

Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)

Title

Red Gums

Other titles

The axeman

Date made

1917 – 1917-19

Place made

Australia, Australia, Western Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Matrix size

47.6 x 39.0 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove Van Gelder Zonen paper

Support size

65.4 x 51.0 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))

Manufacturers mark

watermark: left edge, 'VAN GELDER ZONEN', in reverse

State

3rd state

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'H van Raalte'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3rd State'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed lower right corner in black pencil, '7'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

128085

Accession number

2004.37

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2004/2005 (2004-10-27)

Provenance

Collection of the artist, untill his death in 1929. Collection of Robert Benedictus van Raalte, the artist's son, by descent. Bequest to the National Gallery of Australia, from Robert Benedictus van Raalte, 2004.

Credit line

Bequest of Robert Benedictus van Raalte 2004

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Creators

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013