The aeroplane.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'The aeroplane.' | Date: 1925 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

The aeroplane.

Reference

Butler (1987), 203

Date made

1925

Date details

1936, reworked

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Matrix size

24.0 x 19.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thin wove silver-painted paper

Support size

24.8 x 19.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Printed signature lower left corner within image, 'P.M'. Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'The Aeroplane woodblock'

Subject description

Stylised aeroplane fused with Aboriginal designs.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

28959

Accession number

76.31

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Interim Council, Meeting 20 (1976-05-11)

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013