Native hibiscus and gum flowers

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Native hibiscus and gum flowers' | Date: 1936 | 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

Native hibiscus and gum flowers

Other titles

Flowers, Native hibiscus etc., Native hibiscus

Date made

1936

Reference

Butler (1987), 211

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower left within image, 'MP.'.

Matrix size

24.8 x 25.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown, hand-coloured

Subject description

Study of native Australian flora featuring single hibiscus flower and gum blossoms (eucalyptus).

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

78467

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Native hibiscus and gum flowers' | Date: 1936 | 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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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 84.1274

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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