A translation from Picasso

Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

A translation from Picasso

Reference

Butler (1987), 166

Date made

1933

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

Matrix size

12.4 x 12.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream Japanese paper

Support size

26.6 x 16.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 1200, uncoloured as published in 'Manuscripts' February 1933; edition unknown, uncoloured

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, 'A translation from picasso'.

Subject description

Figure study of a woman derived from 'La femme a la fleur', 1932, by Pablo Picasso.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

63987

Accession number

79.2595

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1979/80 (1979-12-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Beth Mayne's Studio Shop, Sydney, 1979.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013