Spider orchid.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Spider orchid.' | Date: 1939 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Spider orchid.

Reference

Butler (1987), 222

Date made

1939

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; hand-coloured

Matrix size

20.1 x 27.2 cm (printed image)

Support

rough tan oriental paper

Support size

20.6 x 28.4 cm (sheet)

State

publihed state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown, hand-coloured

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Printed signature lower left within image, 'MP'. Signed lower right in black pencil, on image, 'Margaret Preston'. Not dated.

Subject description

Study of native Australian flora: spider orchids (caladenia) backed by banksia foliage.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103037

Accession number

85.1375

Accession method

Fund

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1985/86 (1985-08-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1985.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1985

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013