Margaret Preston b. 1875

Also known as Margaret Rose McPherson, Rose McPherson, Margaret Rose Macpherson, Margaret Rose Preston, Margaret Macpherson
  • Artist
Preston concentrated on still life rather than figure study, seeking to reinvent the genre, with inspiration from Aboriginal art. Her hand-coloured woodcuts of flowers gave a modern look to a traditional women's subjects.
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creator of
The Superimposed Feet
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creator of
Expulsion
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creator of
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
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creator of
Flying over the Shoalhaven River
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creator of
Self Portrait
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creator of
New South Wales Everlastings
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Aboriginal Flowers
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Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
Fuchsia (An Autumn Posy)
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Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink from one block; hand-coloured on tan fibrous paper 7th print

27 × 26.5cm (sight size)

 
creator of
Still-Life
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