Bird fountain

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Bird fountain' | Date: 1925 | 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

Bird fountain

Reference

Butler (1987), 70

Date made

1925

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; hand-coloured

Matrix size

24.7 x 24.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream Japanese paper

Support size

31.6 x 26.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

7/50

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, 'Bird fountain'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '7th Proof'.

Subject description

Birds drinking in garden fountain with arum and water lilies growing at base.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

47800

Accession number

59.193

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from John Young, 1959

Credit line

Purchased 1959

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013