Banksia cobs

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Banksia cobs' | Date: 1933 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Banksia cobs

Other titles

Banksia

Reference

Butler (1987), 172

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

45.0 x 43.6 cm (printed image)

Support

thin laid paper

Support size

46.2 x 43.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

3/?

Edition information

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, 'Banksia'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Third proof woodcut'.

Subject description

Study of native Australian flora: banksia cobs and foliage.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

67812

Accession number

80.45

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1979/80 (1980-03-25)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Joshua McClelland Print Room, 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1980

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

15 Feb 2024