H. van Raalte
Australian artist and printmaker
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Henri Benedictus van Raalte (11 February 1881 – 4 November 1929), known as H. van Raalte, was an Australian artist and printmaker.
Born11 February 1881
Lambeth, London, UK
Died4 November 1929 (aged 48)
CitizenshipAustralian
OccupationsArtist, printmaker
H. van Raalte | |
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| Born | 11 February 1881 Lambeth, London, UK |
| Died | 4 November 1929 (aged 48) |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Occupations | Artist, printmaker |
Early life and training
Van Raalte was born in Lambeth, London in 1881 to a Dutch father, Joel van Raalte, a cigar merchant, and an English mother, Frances Elizabeth nee Cable.[1] He was educated at the City of London School, the Royal Academy and later in Belgium and the Netherlands.[2][3]
He resigned in January 1926 after interference by Sir William Sowden, president of the Gallery's board, in the hanging of what Van Raalte considered "bad art".[4] He was principle of the Perth School of Art, and was succeeded by Margaret Saunders.[5]