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), 240

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in colour, from one masonite block

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature and date lower right within image, 'MP/ 43'.

Matrix size

34.2 x 33.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

Design featuring black birds, kangaroo, wooden fence and animal tracks.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

70084

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 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 | 87.1626

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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