The haystacks
Primary Artist
Harold Herbert (1891–1945)
Title
Date made
1926 – c.1928
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
15.2 x 20.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
21.6 x 26.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
presentation proof
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Harold B Herbert'. Not dated. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Haystack'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'For Cyril Dillon'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
156459
Accession number
91.1024
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1991/92 (1991-12-11)
Provenance
Gift to Cyril Dillon, the printer of the work, from the artist (see inscription). Peter Dillon (son of Cyril Dillon), by descent. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia from Peter Dillon, 1991.
Credit line
Purchased 1991
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Herbert, Harold. | (1891–1945) Australian | Male | artist