Bird fountain

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Bird fountain' | Date: 1925 | 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

Bird fountain

Date made

1925

Reference

Butler (1987), 70

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature lower right within image, 'M.P.'

Matrix size

24.7 x 24.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50, hand-coloured

Subject description

Birds drinking in garden fountain with arum and water lilies growing at base.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

47800

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013

Impressions

Artist: b'PRESTON, Margaret' | Title: b'Bird fountain' | Date: 1925 | 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 | 59.193

State

published state

Impression

7/50

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