Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Manly picnic

Other titles

Beach scene, Balmoral

Date made

1929

Reference

Butler (1987), 136

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower left within image, 'MP'. Printed signature lower right within image, 'dus'.

Matrix size

17.8 x 22.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown, hand-coloured

Subject description

Beach scene with children playing in water and sand using an eight year old child's drawing for the design.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90538

Creators

PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist

Ure Smith, Dorothy | (1921–2013) Australian | Female | artist