Original 1930s Margaret Preston woodblock print, "W.A. Gum Blossom" rare antique framed art

Authentic original, extremely rare, Margaret Preston print from the artist's woodblock entitled "West Australian Gum Blossom", signed in the block 'M.P.'

A rarely offered print from the pages of a 1930s Australian art journal "Manuscripts" edited by Tatlock Miller and printed in Geelong. Preston allowed her block to be used by the printer, with 750 copies produced by hand for inclusion in the publication (this provenance is described by Roger Butler in his book: The Prints of Margaret Preston). Another of the prints from this block is housed in the National Gallery of Australia. 

Framed with simple solid vintage hardwood with custom double mat behind glass and in excellent condition.

46cm x 36cm frame

15cm x 10cm artwork

“One of Australia’s most significant artists, Margaret Preston was a key figure in the development of modern art in Sydney from the 1920s to the 1950s. Renowned for her paintings and woodcuts of local landscapes and native flora, she was an outspoken public voice on Australian culture and championed a distinctly Australian style, based on the principles and motifs of modernist, Aboriginal and Asian art.”