Fish, Aboriginal design.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Other titles
School of fish attacked by shark
Reference
Butler (1987), 227
Date made
1940
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
34.6 x 34.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thick cream laid Japanese paper
Support size
46.4 x 42.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown, 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, 'fish Aboriginal Design-/ woodcut/ acknowledgements to Sydney Museum'.
Subject description
School of fish attached by shark based on Aboriginal rock carvings in the Kuring-gai Chase National Park, N.S.W.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59262
Accession number
86.2224
Accession method
Fund
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1986/87 (1986-11-11)
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist