Bonmahon, Ireland.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Reference
Butler (1987), 1
Date made
1916 (about)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
10.0 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
14.8 x 21.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated proof impression
Edition information
edition unknown; proofs only?
Production notes
Preston and her friend Gladys Reynell lived in the house in the foreground on their summer excursions to Ireland in 1914 and 1915. The house is identified with a X on a postcard that Preston sent to the Aotearoa New Zealand artist (and former student), Edith Collier. (Collier papers, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, Aotearoa New Zealand)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'.
not dated.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
45663
Accession number
90.1308
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1990/91 (1990-09-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, September 1990.
Credit line
Purchased 1990
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Preston, Margaret. | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
15 Jul 2026