Red Cross Fete, Mosman.

Artist: PRESTON, Margaret | Title: Red Cross Fete, Mosman. | Date: 1920 | Technique: woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured | Copyright: © Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Red Cross Fete, Mosman.

Other titles

Fete at night

Date made

1920

Place made

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

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Reference

Butler (1987), 17

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Matrix size

27.2 x 21.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

Sydney Harbour scene at night with coloured lights decorating carnival tents and reflections in water; people silhouetted on beach.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

33497

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: PRESTON, Margaret | Title: Red Cross Fete, Mosman. | Date: 1920 | Technique: woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured | Copyright: © Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 78.761

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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