Illawarra lilies and waratahs.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Illawarra lilies and waratahs.' | Date: 1929 | 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

Illawarra lilies and waratahs.

Other titles

Gymea etc

Date made

1929

Reference

Butler (1987), 141

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, 'M.P.'.

Matrix size

59.6 x 44.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject category

Still life

Subject description

Still life arrangement of native Australian flowers including waratahs, gymea lilies (doryanthes excelsa) and Sturt's desert pea.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

42928

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Illawarra lilies and waratahs.' | Date: 1929 | 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 | 68.101

State

publihed state

Impression

3/?

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