Native flowers

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Native flowers' | Date: 1943 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in colour, from one masonite block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Native flowers

Reference

Butler (1987), 233

Date made

1943

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 colour, from one masonite block

Matrix size

41.2 x 35.5 cm (printed image)

Support

tan fibrous paper

Support size

51.8 x 42.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston.' Titled lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'native flowers' Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'masonite cut'

Subject description

Still life arrangement of native Australian flora including flannel flowers, banksia, Christmas bells and tea-tree in plain jug.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

78473

Accession number

84.1276

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1984.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1984

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Subject category

Still life

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013