Afterglow, South Perth

Primary Artist

Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)

Title

Afterglow, South Perth

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

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Category

Print

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