Margaret Preston’s ‘NSW and West Australian banksia’
PRESTON, Margaret
Australia b.1875 d.1963
NSW and West Australian banksia
1929
Oil
on canvas
65.6 x 53.5cm
Acc. 1:1248
Purchased 1972 / View full image
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 floral still life to bring attention to the natural world and landscape as a way of expressing place and the notion of ‘home’. The distinctive organic forms of the banksia and restrained use of colour were emblematic of Preston’s commitment to painting native flowers as part of her quest to create a uniquely Australian national art.
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Margaret Preston, Australia 1875-1963 / NSW and West Australian banksia 1929 / Oil on canvas / Purchased 1972 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery / © Margaret Preston 1929/Licensed by Viscopy 2017 / View full image
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