Tea-tree and Hakea petiolaris

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Tea-tree and Hakea petiolaris' | 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

Tea-tree and Hakea petiolaris

Reference

Butler (1987), 212

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

28.9 x 29.6 cm (printed image)

Support

thin Japanese tissue paper

Support size

32.9 x 33.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown, hand-coloured

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Printed signature lower right 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, 'Tea Tree Hakea Petiolower rights woodcut'.

Subject description

Study of native Australian flora: sea urchin hakea (hakea petiolaris) and tea-tree (probably leptospermum).

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42205

Accession number

86.599

Accession method

Fund

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery adimission 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