The haystacks

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Primary Artist

Harold Herbert (1891–1945)

Title

The haystacks

Date made

1926 – c.1928

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

15.2 x 20.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

41/50

Edition information

edition of 50

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Inscribed in black pencil, 'for my friend / R.H.C.[Robert Croll] / from Harold Herbert'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

15742

Accession number

96.592.6

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

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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