The boat, Sydney Harbour.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Reference
Butler (1987), 11
Date made
1918 – c.1920
Place made
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured in watercolour
Text printed from matrix
printed centre left within image, 'MP' [P reversed].
Matrix size
21.8 x 28.2 cm (printed image)
Support
cream Japanese paper
Support size
21.8 x 28.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
no inscriptions.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
133962
Accession number
2004.468
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2004/2005 (2004-10-27)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney, 2004.
Credit line
Purchased 2004
Copyright
© Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s
Creators
PRESTON, Margaret | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
19 Aug 2025