Aboriginal art.

Artist: Preston, Margaret. | Title: Aboriginal art. | Date: 1949 | Technique: stencil print, printed in colour, from one hand-cut paper stencil | Copyright: © Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Aboriginal art.

Source

Reference

Butler (1987), 358

Date made

1949

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

stencil print, printed in colour, from one hand-cut paper stencil

Matrix size

21.8 x 30.2 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

Design based on Aboriginal art, composed of geometric elements: circles, dots and diagonal lines.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

37473

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Preston, Margaret. | Title: Aboriginal art. | Date: 1949 | Technique: stencil print, printed in colour, from one hand-cut paper stencil | Copyright: © Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 75.23

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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