Photo © Menzies — view this lot on Menzies ↗Emus c1923, c1923
Woodcut / linocut · ed. edition of 50
Menzies · Jun 18, 2025A$12,273 ≈ $7,978 ≈ £5,929 ≈ €6,933Sign up free to see price
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Kookaburras
Margaret Preston (Australian, 1875–1963) · c.1923
A$3,436 price realized incl. premium
≈ $3,590≈ £2,229≈ €2,781
Hammer A$2,800 · with buyer’s premium A$3,436
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- Medium
- Woodcut / linocut · Prints & multiples all woodcut / linocut results →As published: “Edition: edition of 50”
- Edition
- edition of 50
- Signed / inscribed
- Edition of 50; signed with initial within image
- Category
- Prints (general)
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 13.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | September 2012 (12SEP)
- Date
- September 13, 2012
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 71
- Estimate
- A$3,000 – A$4,000 (≈ $3,134 – $4,179) (≈ £1,946 – £2,594) (≈ €2,428 – €3,237)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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