Banksia and fungus

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Banksia and fungus' | Date: 1936 | 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

Banksia and fungus

Other titles

Fungus

Date made

1936

Reference

Butler (1987), 208

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower right within image, 'MP.'.

Matrix size

19.0 x 25.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown, hand-coloured

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Subject description

Study of native Australian flora: fungus on branches of banksia.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

102366

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Banksia and fungus' | Date: 1936 | 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 | 76.51

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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