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Read • Grace Cossington Smith’s modern world
Deep water, Bobbin Head c.1942 (Illustrated) on display in the Queensland Art Gallery’s Australian Art Collection, Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Galleries (10 … -
Read • Thea Proctor’s woodcut reminds us of life’s simple pleasures
Thea Proctor’s vibrant hand-coloured woodcut Summer, inspired by the tradition of Japanese ukiyo-e prints, brings me joy because it reminds me of … -
Read • Margaret Preston’s bold and decorative work
Australian artist Margaret Preston (1875-1963) is best known for the striking paintings and woodcut prints that she produced from the 1920s until the 1950s … -
Read • Margaret Preston: Aboriginal still life
Margaret Preston (1875-1963) returned to Australia from Europe in 1919 determined to develop a modern and distinctly national art. Indigenous art was integral to … -
Read • Margaret Preston’s ‘NSW and West Australian banksia’
NSW and West Australian banksia 1929 is one of a number of paintings by Australian artist Margaret Preston (1875-1963) in which she used the … -
Read • Vibrant and distinctive: The art of Margaret Preston
Recognised and admired for her vibrant and distinctive art, Margaret Preston (1875–1963) possessed an equally colourful personality, and was described by one associate as … -
Read • O’Keeffe, Preston, & Cossington Smith
Celebrating the work of three pioneering artists who made distinguished contributions to the development of international modernism. All born in the late nineteenth century, American … -
Read • Making Modernism
Even though they did not discuss their work with each other, North American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) and Australians Margaret Preston (1875–1963 …