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Paintings

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Coastal Gums, Also Known as Australian Gum Blossom, 1929

Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left Margaret Preston/ 1929, inscribed with title on stretcher bar verso: australian gum blossom, 46.5 x 46 cm
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Anemones, 1916

Oil on cardboard, signed and dated lower right: M.R. Macpherson / ?1916 unfinished still life verso artist?s label attached to backing board verso inscribed: ? ?Anemones? ? / by Margaret Preston / Exhibited [ind.] / Royal Academy etc. etc. inscribed with names and addresses on backing boards, 55.5 x 46 cm
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Works on Paper

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Still Life No. 2 1915

Oil on paper board, dated and inscribed with title on the reverse, 46 x 55 cm
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Green Apples on a Shawl 1921

Oil on cardboard, signed and dated lower right, 43 x 53 cm
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Prints & Graphics

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Circular Quay, Sydney, 1925

Hand-coloured woodcut, edition + 4 APc, signed with initials in image lower left M.P., signed, dated, numbered and inscribed with title below image:, 12th Proof. Circular Quay - NSW / - 25 / Margaret Preston, 24.5 x 24 cm (image)
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Pink Jug (Anemone), 1925

Hand–coloured woodcut, edition: 20th proof, signed with initials in image, lower right M.P., signed, numbered and inscribed with title below image: 20th proof Anemone Margaret Preston, 38.5 x 36.5 cm (image)
45.5 x 41.5 cm (sheet)
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Objects

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Eucalyptus

Hooked textile rug; mixed cotton and woollen fabrics on burlap, signed with initials lower left, 90 x 132 cm
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Hakea

Hooked textile rug: mixed cotton and woollen fabrics on burlap, signed with initials lower left, 90 x 140 cm
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Unclassified

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Aboriginal Fishing Basket and Fish, 1956

Colour stencil, initialled and dated lower right 'M.P. / 56', 39 x 38.5 cm
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