A translation from Picasso
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Reference
Butler (1987), 166
Date made
1933
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Berowra View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
12.4 x 12.4 cm (printed image)
Support
cream Japanese paper
Support size
26.6 x 16.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 1200, uncoloured as published in 'Manuscripts' February 1933; 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, 'A translation from picasso'.
Subject description
Figure study of a woman derived from 'La femme a la fleur', 1932, by Pablo Picasso.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
63987
Accession number
79.2595
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1979/80 (1979-12-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Beth Mayne's Studio Shop, Sydney, 1979.
Credit line
Purchased 1979
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist