Black swans, Wallis Lake, N.S.W.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Black swans, Wallis Lake, N.S.W.' | Date: 1923 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Black swans, Wallis Lake, N.S.W.

Date made

1923

Reference

Butler (1987), 26

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature upper left corner within image, 'P'.

Matrix size

19.2 x 27.2 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50, uncoloured

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: flock of black swans taking off from water and in flight.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

39396

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Black swans, Wallis Lake, N.S.W.' | Date: 1923 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.936

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Black swans, Wallis Lake, N.S.W.' | Date: 1923 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.936

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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