The shell.
Primary Artist
Henri Van Raalte (1881–1929)
Title
Reference
Spartalis (1989), 47
Date made
1920
Place made
Boorloo / Perth, Western Australia, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
42.2 x 24.3 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
53.0 x 35.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
11/40
Edition information
edition of 40
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'H. van Raalte'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Shell'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No. 11 of 40'.
Subject description
Landscape with the outer shell of a dead tree still standing, Western Australia.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
39083
Accession number
76.722.20
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 27 July 1976, as one of 25 prints by various Australian artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Country of context
Australia
Creators
van RAALTE, Henri | (1881–1929) English | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013