Native flowers

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Native flowers' | Date: 1949 | Technique: b'stencil print, printed in colour, from one hand-cut paper stencil' | 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), 361

Date made

1949

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

stencil print, printed in colour, from one hand-cut paper stencil

Matrix size

32.8 x 24.6 cm (printed image)

Support

thin black cardboard subsequently mounted on cardboard

Support size

32.8 x 24.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 3

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower right on printed image in gouache, 'M.P.'. Not dated.

Subject description

Still life arrangement of native Australian flowers including Sturt's desert pea and gum blossoms in a decorated vase.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

90535

Accession number

84.1664

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

Subject category

Still life

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013