Basket of Australian flowers
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Other titles
Native flowers, Basket of native flowers
Reference
Butler (1987), 94
Date made
1925
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured
Matrix size
12.8 x 12.8 cm (printed image)
Support
Japanese paper
Support size
22.8 x 16.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
19/50
Edition information
edition of 50, 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, 'Native flowers'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '19 proof'.
Subject description
Still life arrangement of native Australian flora in cane basket.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
78458
Accession number
84.1271
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Joshua McClelland Print Room, 1984.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1984.
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Subject category
Still life
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist