The Banksia tree.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'The Banksia tree.' | Date: 1939 | 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

The Banksia tree.

Other titles

Old banksia tree

Reference

Butler (1987), 221

Date made

1939

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 24.6 cm (printed image)

Support

cream laid paper

Support size

34.9 x 27.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown, uncoloured; edition unknown, hand-coloured

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Printed signature lower left within image, 'MP.'. Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'old Banksia tree'.

Subject description

Native Australian flora: old banksia tree at end of flowering period on the Prestons' property in Berowra.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

58900

Accession number

86.2143

Accession method

Fund

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1986/87 (1986-10-14)

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013