1932 Original Margaret Preston woodblock print, “Banksia”, framed antique vintage art

Original Margaret Preston antique print from the artist's woodblock entitled "Banksia", signed in the block 'M.P.' A rarely offered print from the pages of 1932 Australian art journal "Manuscripts" edited by Tatlock Miller and printed in Adelaide. 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). Framed with simple solid vintage wood with custom dou le mat behind glass.

36cm x 36cm frame

15cm x 15cm 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.”