The street musicians.
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Other titles
Musicians
The street minstrels
Date made
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
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