Henri Benedictus van Raalte (11 February 1881 – 4 November 1929), known as H. van Raalte, was an Australian artist and 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.Joel van Raalte married at Tunbridge, Kent in 1871 to Frances Elizabeth Cable: civil marriage registration no. 2a/817, Sept Quarter 1871, Tunbridge Registration District. In April 1881 census ‘Henry’, his parents and 6 siblings were living in Brixton Road, Lambeth: RG11 607/17, The National Archives. He was educated at the City of London School, the Royal Academy and later in Belgium and the Netherlands. 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". He was principle of the Perth School of Art, and was succeeded by Margaret Saunders.
Death He died on 4 November, 1929. Van Raalte Place, in the Canberra suburb of Conder, is named in his honour.
References
Clifford-Smith, Silas (2010), 'Henri van Raalte' (peer reviewed biography), Dictionary of Australian Artists Online,
External links Images of prints by Australian artist Henri van Raalte