The old gum.

Primary Artist

Harold Herbert (1891–1945)

Title

The old gum.

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

p.2

Date made

1926 – c.1928

Place made

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

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Category

Album

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

12.5 x 11.1 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

27/50

Edition information

edition of 50; no edition of 1991 printing

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Inscribed 'for Bob [Robert Croll] / from Harold Herbert'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'An old Gum'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '27/50'

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'V. E.E.C. imp.'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

none

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15739

Accession number

96.592.3

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

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Cobb, Victor. | (1876–1945) Australian | Male | printer

Herbert, Harold. | (1891–1945) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013