Red Gums
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Other titles
The axeman
Date made
1917 – 1917-19
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
47.6 x 39.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Van Gelder Zonen paper
Support size
65.4 x 51.0 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
Manufacturers mark
watermark: left edge, 'VAN GELDER ZONEN', in reverse
State
3rd state
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'H van Raalte'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3rd State'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed lower right corner in black pencil, '7'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
128085
Accession number
2004.37
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, 2004.
Credit line
Bequest of Robert Benedictus van Raalte 2004
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Creators
van RAALTE, Henri | (1881–1929) English | Male | artist