Native hibiscus and gum flowers

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Native hibiscus and gum flowers' | Date: 1936 | 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

Native hibiscus and gum flowers

Other titles

Flowers, Native hibiscus etc., Native hibiscus

Reference

Butler (1987), 211

Date made

1936

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Berowra 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

24.8 x 25.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thin Japanese paper

Support size

34.0 x 27.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown, hand-coloured

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Flowers woodcut'

Subject description

Study of native Australian flora featuring single hibiscus flower and gum blossoms (eucalyptus).

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

78467

Accession number

84.1274

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

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

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admsission charges 1984.

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013