The Banksia tree.

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'The Banksia tree.' | Date: 1939 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Primary Artist

Margaret Preston (1875–1963)

Title

The Banksia tree.

Other titles

Old banksia tree

Date made

1939

Reference

Butler (1987), 221

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Matrix size

24.8 x 24.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown, uncoloured; edition unknown, hand-coloured

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Japanese influence 1890s-1950s

Subject description

Native Australian flora: old banksia tree at end of flowering period on the Prestons' property in Berowra.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

58900

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'The Banksia tree.' | Date: 1939 | Technique: b'woodcut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand-coloured' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Margaret Preston. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 86.2143

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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