Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Bonmahon, Ireland.

Reference

Butler (1987), 1

Date made

1916 (about)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

no printed text.

Matrix size

10.0 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition unknown; proofs only?

Production notes

Preston and her friend Gladys Reynell lived in the house in the foreground on their summer excursions to Ireland in 1914 and 1915. The house is identified with a X on a postcard that Preston sent to the Aotearoa New Zealand artist (and former student), Edith Collier. (Collier papers, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, Aotearoa New Zealand)

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

45663

Other notes

'A view of the Irish coast' 1914, oil on canvas, AGNSW, 259.2023, is a varient view of the same subject.

Creators

Preston, Margaret. | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

15 Jul 2026