Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Emus

Reference

Butler (1987), 24

Date made

1923

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

printed text lower left corner within image, 'P'.

Matrix size

16.8 x 12.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50

Production notes

When this work was reproduced in 'Art in Australia' series 3, number 4, May 1923, it was captioned as the 'Key-block', which would indicate that Preston intended to print this work in colour from multiple blocks. No such impressions are known.

Subject description

Native Australian fauna and flora: two emus with grasstrees (xanthorrhoea).

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90520

Creators

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

Last Updated

05 Oct 2026