Aboriginal design.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Aboriginal design.' | Date: 1943 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in colour, from one masonite block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Aboriginal design.

Reference

Butler (1987), 238

Date made

1943

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 colour, from one masonite block

Matrix size

38.4 x 39.6 cm (printed image)

Support

soft cream Japanese paper

Support size

43.1 x 45.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown, uncoloured; edition unknown, hand-coloured

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right on image in black pencil, 'M Preston/ 43'. Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'aboriginal design/ masonite cut'.

Subject description

Design based on Aboriginal motifs including fish, turtle, kangaroo and snakes.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42938

Accession number

68.102

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

C.A.A.B. Meeting (1968-12-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1968.

Credit line

Purchased 1968

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013