Black swans, Wallis Lake, N.S.W.

Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Black swans, Wallis Lake, N.S.W.

Reference

Butler (1987), 26

Date made

1923

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

19.2 x 27.2 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream Japanese paper

Support size

26.4 x 33.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

publihed state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 50, uncoloured

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Not dated. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Black Swans Wallis Lake / NSW'.

Subject description

Native Australian fauna: flock of black swans taking off from water and in flight.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

44620

Accession number

73.362

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Acquisitions Committee, Melbourne, Meeting 3 (1973-04-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Acquisitions Committee (Australian National Gallery), from Clune Galleries, Sydney, 1973.

Credit line

Purchased 1973

Copyright

© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Subject category

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

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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