Harbour foreshore.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Harbour foreshore.' | Date: 1925 | 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

Harbour foreshore.

Other titles

Sydney foreshore, The road through the gums

Date made

1925

Reference

Butler (1987), 79

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower left within image, 'PM'.

Matrix size

24.8 x 18.5 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50, hand-coloured; edition unknown, uncoloured

Subject description

Sydney Harbour scene with large gum trees (eucalypts) silhouetted against water and sky.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

31787

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Harbour foreshore.' | Date: 1925 | 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 | 77.158

State

published state

Impression

13/50

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