Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

Harbour foreshore.

Other titles

Sydney foreshore, The road through the gums

Date made

1925

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Butler (1987), 79

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, 'PM'.

Matrix size

24.8 x 18.5 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50, hand-coloured; edition unknown, uncoloured

Subject description

Sydney Harbour scene with large gum trees (eucalypts) silhouetted against water and sky.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

31787

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025