Harbour foreshore.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Other titles
Sydney foreshore, The road through the gums
Reference
Butler (1987), 79
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
24.8 x 18.5 cm (printed image)
Support
thin Japanese paper
Support size
29.0 x 22.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
13/50
Edition information
edition of 50, hand-coloured; edition unknown, uncoloured
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Margaret Preston'. Dated lower left in black pencil, '25'. Titled lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Harbour foreshore/ Sydney'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '13th proof'.
Subject description
Sydney Harbour scene with large gum trees (eucalypts) silhouetted against water and sky.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
31787
Accession number
77.158
Accession method
Auction
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd, Melbourne, May 1977; From the auction, 'Australian, New Zealand, British and European, Historical and Contemporary Drawings and Prints, Norman Lindsay etchings'. Melbourne: Leonard Joel, May 1977, lot 335A.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist