Margaret Preston
Australian · 1875–1963 · Painter, Printmaker
Margaret Rose Preston was an Australian painter, printmaker and writer on art who is regarded as one of Australia's leading modernists of the early 20th century. In her quest… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
WATTLE 1928Smith & Singer · A$195,200≈ $193,664≈ £126,578≈ €149,236Sign up to see
Red and White Gumblossom 1929Smith & Singer · A$207,400≈ $148,206≈ £113,463≈ €131,423Sign up to see
Rock Lilies 1932Smith & Singer · A$200,000≈ $146,284≈ £110,162≈ €123,259Sign up to see
Margaret Preston’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 77 auction results for Margaret Preston between 2009 and 2026, of which 66 sold (86%). Recorded sale prices range from $75Sign up free to see to $194kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $194kSign up free to see for WATTLE 1928 at Smith & Singer in May 2013. The most common medium is woodcuts & linocuts (43 lots). Most results come from Menzies (34), Smith & Singer (28) and Leonard Joel (14).
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- Flowers in Jug, c.1929A$8,000≈ $5,737≈ £4,272≈ €4,927Sign up free to see
- Christmas Bells 1925, 1925A$36,818≈ $26,339≈ £19,555≈ €22,550Sign up free to see
- Cottage Kitchen (1905), 1905A$73,636≈ $47,579≈ £36,198≈ €41,191Sign up free to see
- Flowers in Jug c1929, c1929A$12,273≈ $7,963≈ £6,068≈ €6,874Sign up free to see
- Sturt's Desert Pea, 1925A$15,000≈ $9,892≈ £7,329≈ €8,396Sign up free to see
- Emus c1923, c1923A$12,273≈ $7,978≈ £5,929≈ €6,933Sign up free to see
- Hibiscus 1925, 1925A$20,864≈ $12,530≈ £9,806≈ €11,345Sign up free to see
- Wooden Bridge, Mosman, 1925A$8,000≈ $5,222≈ £4,190≈ €4,805Sign up free to see
- Mosman Bridge, c.1927A$15,000≈ $9,650≈ £7,795≈ €9,050Sign up free to see
- Sydney Heads II 1925, 1925A$23,318≈ $15,097≈ £11,916≈ €13,868Sign up free to see
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Margaret Preston: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Margaret Preston at auction?
$193,664Sign up free to see, for WATTLE 1928 at Smith & Singer (May 2013) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Margaret Preston?
The median sale price is $19.7kSign up free to see across 66 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Margaret Preston have sold at auction?
66 of 77 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Margaret Preston?
Menzies, Smith & Singer and Leonard Joel account for the most recorded results. Menzies · Smith & Singer · Leonard Joel
About Margaret Preston
Margaret Rose Preston was an Australian painter, printmaker and writer on art who is regarded as one of Australia's leading modernists of the early 20th century. In her quest to foster an Australian "national art", she was also one of the first non-Indigenous Australian artists to use Aboriginal motifs in her work. Her works are distinctively signed MP.
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