The street musicians.
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Other titles
Musicians
The street minstrels
Date made
1920
Place made
Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
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