Casting the net

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Casting the net' | Date: 1957 | 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

Casting the net

Other titles

Netting, Bermagui

Reference

Butler (1987), 406

Date made

1957

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 black ink, from one block

Matrix size

40.8 x 50.6 cm (printed image)

Support

Japanese paper

Support size

48.6 x 50.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in blue ballpoint pen 'Margaret Preston'. Dated lower left on image in brush and oil paint, '1957'. Titled lower right in blue ballpoint pen [faded], 'NETTING & Bermaugie (sic)'

Subject description

Coastal scene of three fishermen working nets at Bermagui, N.S.W.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

63983

Accession number

79.2593

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

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

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