Aboriginal design, with Sturt's pea.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Aboriginal design, with Sturt's pea.
Other titles
Sturts pea, Aboriginal design, Sturt's pea - NSW
Reference
Butler (1987), 239
Date made
1943
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in colour, from one masonite block
Matrix size
30.6 x 38.2 cm (printed image)
Support
cream linen textured paper
Support size
35.7 x 41.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Not dated. Titled lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Sturts pea-aboriginal design'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left edge in black pencil, '(illeg) Ashton (crossed out)'.
Subject description
Design based on Aboriginal Arnhem Land painting adapted to still life arrangement of Sturt's desert peas.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
29215
Accession number
83.3329
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1983/84 (1983-12-13)
Credit line
Gift of Naomi Anderson 1983
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Subject category
Still life
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist