Sturt's desert pea

Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Sturt's desert pea

Other titles

Sturt's pea, N.S.W. wildflowers, Australian wild flowers

Date made

1925

Reference

Butler (1987), 88

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Matrix size

18.4 x 24.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50, hand-coloured

Subject category

Still life

Subject description

Still life arrangement of native Australian flora including Sturt's desert pea, waratah, flannel flowers, Christmas bell and native fuchsia.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

39405

Creators

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

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.945

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

Private collection

State

published state

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