An idyll (study)
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Other titles
Man playing flute
Date made
1918 – c.1920
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
23.2 x 24.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
very thin cream wove Oriental style paper
Support size
30.0 x 33.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state
Impression
state proof
Edition information
edition unknown
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, 'an Idyll'. Inscribed with impression details lower left below image in black pencil, '1st state'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left corner in black pencil, '10'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
128089
Accession number
2004.372
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
Creators
van RAALTE, Henri | (1881–1929) English | Male | artist