Mistletoe

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Mistletoe' | Date: 1930 | 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

Mistletoe

Reference

Butler (1987), 153

Date made

1930

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

14.0 x 29.1 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid Japanese paper

Support size

21.8 x 35.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

3/?

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, 'Mistletoe'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '3rd proof'.

Subject description

Arrangement of mistletoe flowers and foliage.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

44617

Accession number

73.361

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Acquisitions Committee, Melbourne, Meeting 3 (1973-04-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from Clune Galleries, Sydney, 1973.

Credit line

Purchased 1973

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013