Aboriginal design.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Aboriginal design.' | Date: 1943 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in colour, from one masonite block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Aboriginal design.

Date made

1943

Reference

Butler (1987), 238

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in colour, from one masonite block

Matrix size

38.4 x 39.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown, uncoloured; edition unknown, hand-coloured

Subject description

Design based on Aboriginal motifs including fish, turtle, kangaroo and snakes.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

42938

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Aboriginal design.' | Date: 1943 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in colour, from one masonite block' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 68.102

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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