1920s Original Margaret Preston woodblock print, “Cockatoos”, antique framed art

Genuine, rarely offered, miniature original 1920s block print, created directly from the artist’s carved woodblock for an art journal of the period. Delightful depiction of a trio of black cockatoos, signed in the block “P”. Framed with vintage solid dark Australian hardwood and custom double mount behind glass. 

Reference of authenticity: Roger Butler AM, art historian, NGA

31cm x 26cm frame

7.4cm x 7cm 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.”