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.

Date made

1939

Reference

Butler (1987), 222

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)

Edition information

edition unknown, hand-coloured

Subject description

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

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

103037

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013

Impressions

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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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 85.1375

State

publihed state

Impression

undesignated impression

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