Primary Artist

Hugh Mccrae (1876–1958)

Title

His Book Rober Henderson Croll.

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

frnot pastedown

Date made

1938 – c.1940

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Album

Technique

pencil and colour crayon

Support

thin cream wove 'Croxley Ripple paper

Manufacturers mark

watermark centre, 'CROXLEY / RIPPLE'.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Inscribed in pencil as part of image, 'HIS / BOOK / ROBERT / HENDERSON / CROLL'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

none

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

none

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15557

Accession number

96.592.1

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1995/96 (1996-06-26)

Provenance

The album was assembled by Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), writer, biorgrapher, art historian. (see ADB, vol.8, pp154-5). The Croll estate was sold by the book dealer Kenneth Hince (Melbourne) and Malvern Fine Art Gallery Melbourne. The album was acquired by Roger Butler from Malvern Fine Art Gallery prior to 1981. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, June 1996.

Credit line

Gift of Roger Butler 1996

Country of context

Australia

Creators

McCRAE, Hugh | (1876–1958) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013