The leaning tree
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Reference
Spartalis (1989), 101
Date made
1925 – c.1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
31.3 x 31.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
41.4 x 39.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
3/8
Edition information
edition of 8
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'H. van Raalte'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'The Leaning Tree'. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, '3/8'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, '$340'.
Subject description
Landscape of an old gum tree and distant barn, South Australia.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
70701
Accession number
80.936
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1979/80 (1980-05-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, 1980 as part of a group of 51 prints by various artists
Credit line
Purchased 1980
Country of context
Australia
Creators
van RAALTE, Henri | (1881–1929) English | Male | artist