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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)

A$195,200≈ $193,664≈ £126,578≈ €149,236Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumWATTLE 1928Smith & Singer77auction results2009–2026years recorded86%sold (66)$19.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. WATTLE 1928 by Margaret Preston, 1928, oil on canvas, sold May 2013WATTLE 1928Smith & Singer · A$195,200≈ $193,664≈ £126,578≈ €149,236Sign up to see
  2. Red and White Gumblossom 1929 by Margaret Preston, 1929, oil on canvas, sold Apr 2019Red and White Gumblossom 1929Smith & Singer · A$207,400≈ $148,206≈ £113,463≈ €131,423Sign up to see
  3. Rock Lilies 1932 by Margaret Preston, 1932, oil on canvas, sold Nov 2020Rock Lilies 1932Smith & Singer · A$200,000≈ $146,284≈ £110,162≈ €123,259Sign up to see

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  1. Sturt's Desert Pea (1925) by Margaret Preston, 1925, woodblock print, hand-coloured on paper, sold Jul 2015
    Sturt's Desert Pea (1925), 1925
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. edition of 50
    18.5 x 24.5 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 101
    A$21,350≈ $15,734≈ £10,116≈ €14,479Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$8,000–12,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  2. Ti Trees 1929 book plate 140/250 by Margaret Preston, 1929, sold May 2015
    Ti Trees 1929 book plate 140/250, 1929
    12 x 12cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3085
    A$420≈ $340≈ £216≈ €298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  3. The Spit Bridge 1929 book plate 140/250 by Margaret Preston, 1929, sold May 2015
    The Spit Bridge 1929 book plate 140/250, 1929
    16.5 x 12cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3086
    A$300≈ $243≈ £154≈ €213Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Leonard Joel ↗
  4. Plaid Bow 1925 by Margaret Preston, 1925, hand-coloured woodcut on paper, sold Mar 2015
    Plaid Bow 1925, 1925
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    45 x 27.5 cm (image)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 58
    A$36,600≈ $27,821≈ £18,807≈ €25,858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$30,000–35,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  5. Christmas Bells 1925 by Margaret Preston, 1925, hand-coloured woodcut on paper, sold Mar 2015
    Christmas Bells 1925, 1925
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    29.8 x 28.4 cm (image)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 59
    A$36,600≈ $27,821≈ £18,807≈ €25,858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  6. Hibiscus 1925 by Margaret Preston, 1925, hand-coloured woodcut on paper, sold Mar 2015
    Hibiscus 1925, 1925
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    23.5 x 24.5 cm (image)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 60
    A$20,740≈ $15,765≈ £10,657≈ €14,653Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  7. Protea 1925 by Margaret Preston, 1925, hand-coloured woodcut on paper, sold Mar 2015
    Protea 1925, 1925
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    23.5 x 24.5 cm (image)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 61
    A$31,720≈ $24,112≈ £16,299≈ €22,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$15,000–20,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  8. The Green Curtain c1918 by Margaret Preston, c1918, oil on cardboard, sold Mar 2015
    The Green Curtain c1918, c1918
    Oil · Board
    53.0 x 44.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 30
    A$51,545≈ $40,429≈ £27,157≈ €36,844Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$50,000–70,000View at Menzies ↗
  9. Banksia (circa 1925) by Margaret Preston, 1925, woodcut on paper, sold Nov 2014
    Banksia (circa 1925), 1925
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    24.5 x 24.5 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 55
    A$7,320≈ $6,245≈ £3,985≈ €5,026Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  10. Black Jug with Kangaroo Paws 1956 by Margaret Preston, 1956, oil on canvas, sold Aug 2014
    Black Jug with Kangaroo Paws 1956, 1956
    Oil · Canvas
    59 x 46 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 24
    A$48,800≈ $45,474≈ £27,440≈ €34,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$40,000–60,000View at Smith & Singer ↗

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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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