Kookaburra

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Kookaburra' | 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

Kookaburra

Reference

Butler (1987), 151

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

22.4 x 17.9 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream laid paper

Support size

33.0 x 25.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

1/?

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, 'Kookaburra'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1st proof'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

90526

Accession number

84.1661

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013