Lorikeets

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Lorikeets' | Date: 1925 | 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

Lorikeets

Reference

Butler (1987), 73

Date made

1925

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

24.6 x 25.0 cm (printed image)

Support

Japanese paper mounted on wove paper

Support size

29.4 x 28.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

9/50

Edition information

edition of 50, hand-coloured; edition unknown, uncoloured

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Dated lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1925'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lorikeets'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '9th Copy'.

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: three lorikeets on gum (eucalyptus) branches.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

49257

Accession number

73.793

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Acquisitions Committee, Canberra, Meeting 8 (1973-11-19)

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