Aboriginal bark ornament.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Aboriginal bark ornament.' | Date: 1940 | 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

Aboriginal bark ornament.

Other titles

Aboriginal hunt design

Date made

1940

Reference

Butler (1987), 228

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature and date lower left within image, 'MP/ 1940'.

Matrix size

35.4 x 34.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown, uncoloured

Subject description

Design based on an Aboriginal bark painting depicting a hunting ceremony with kangaroo and goanna forms.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

81125

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Aboriginal bark ornament.' | Date: 1940 | 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 | 72.143

State

publihed state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

Private collection

Impression

published state

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