Ferntree gully
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Reference
Butler (1987), 299
Date made
1946
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
monoprint
Technique
monotype, printed in colour, from one masonite sheet
Matrix size
37.2 x 35.0 cm (printed image)
Support
Japanese paper
Support size
44.0 x 41.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
unique impression; no edition
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Not dated. Titled lower left below image in black pencil, 'Ferntree gully monotype'.
Subject description
Australian bush scene of gully heavily wooded with fern trees (polyscias filicifolia) and gum trees (eucalytpus).
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
47180
Accession number
59.35
Accession method
Unknown
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from an unidentified vendo, January 1959.
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist