Afterglow, South Perth
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Other titles
Mends St. Jetty
Reference
Spartalis (1989), 59
Date made
1918 – c.1920
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
9.1 x 12.2 cm (printed image)
Support
very thin white wove paper
Support size
18.6 x 19.0 cm (sheet (irregular))
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 75
Production notes
For edition information see Christies (Melbourne), 9 May 1989, lot 29 xiii, titled as 'Mends St.Jetty', edition '25/75'
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'H. van Raalte'. Not dated. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Afterglow from South Perth'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed around image in black pencil with framing instructions, '1/4 [inch] oak / black / cream mt / 6' [inch] all around'.
Subject description
Landscape at night of Mends Street Jetty and lights on the Swan River, South Perth, Western Australia.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
128086
Accession number
2004.373
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, 1994.
Credit line
Bequest of Robert Benedictus van Raalte 2004
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
van RAALTE, Henri | (1881–1929) English | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013