The broken plough

Primary Artist

Harold Herbert (1891–1945)

Title

The broken plough

Date made

1921 – c.1923

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower left within image, 'H [within circle, artist's monogram]'. No date.

Matrix size

9.8 x 19.7 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

c.1923 edition of 50; 1991 printing no edition

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

167711

Creators

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

Heath, Gregory. | (1944–) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 92.111

State

published state

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.1104

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

Private collection

State

published state

Impression

31/50

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