Manly picnic
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Other titles
Beach scene, Balmoral
Reference
Butler (1987), 136
Date made
1929
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured
Matrix size
17.8 x 22.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream laid paper
Support size
24.8 x 29.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown, hand-coloured
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
Subject description
Beach scene with children playing in water and sand using an eight year old child's drawing for the design.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90538
Accession number
84.1665
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1984/85 (1984-11-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from E.H. Castle, New South Wales, November 1984;
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1984.
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist
Ure Smith, Dorothy | (1921–2009) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013