Basket of Australian flowers

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Basket of Australian flowers' | Date: 1925 | 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

Basket of Australian flowers

Other titles

Native flowers, Basket of native flowers

Date made

1925

Reference

Butler (1987), 94

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower left corner within image, 'M.P.'.

Matrix size

12.8 x 12.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50, hand-coloured

Subject category

Still life

Subject description

Still life arrangement of native Australian flora in cane basket.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

78458

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

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Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Basket of Australian flowers' | Date: 1925 | 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 | 84.1271

State

published state

Impression

19/50

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State

published state

Impression

proof

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