{"product_id":"j-703","title":"1920s Margaret Preston print, “Letter A”, Kookaburra, antique framed art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenuine rare 1920s two-colour period print made directly from the woodblock by Margaret Preston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt in Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Sydney Ure Smith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Initial Letter forms part of a series of woodblocks designed and carved by Preston to be incorporated in the printer’s letter press process for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt in Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The journal impressions were issued in different two-colour combinations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreston’s Initial Letters are particularly interesting examples of her developing engagement with distinctly Australian imagery. The letter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e incorporates Australian motifs, including a prominent kookaburra, within Preston’s bold, highly simplified woodblock design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Roger Butler (Art Historian) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecatalogues the original as a woodblock print and records its reproduction in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt in Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in several two-colour combinations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16cm x 16cm frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5.5cm x 5.5cm artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eOne 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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodberry's Vintage Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50197634482433,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/7840\/7169\/files\/85AAD218-1D5F-4E5C-939A-A4993D90B8A9.jpg?v=1786962945","url":"https:\/\/woodberrys-art.myshopify.com\/products\/j-703","provider":"Woodberry's Vintage Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}