Bowl of native flowers.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Other titles
Native flowers, A bush posy
Reference
Butler (1987), 89
Date made
1925
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; hand-coloured
Matrix size
12.8 x 12.6 cm (printed image)
Support
cream Japanese paper
Support size
19.5 x 19.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
8/50
Edition information
edition of 50, hand-coloured
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, 'native flowers'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '8th copy'.
Subject description
Still life arrangement of native Australian flora.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90517
Accession number
84.1658
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1984/85 (1984-11-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 1984
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1984
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Subject category
Still life
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist