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 c1923
Margaret Preston (Australian, 1875–1963) · c1923
A$7,364 price realized incl. premium
≈ $7,544≈ £4,778≈ €5,495
Hammer A$6,000 · with buyer’s premium A$7,364
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- Medium
- Woodcut / linocut · Prints & multiples all woodcut / linocut results →As published: “woodblock”
- Edition
- edition of 50
- Signed / inscribed
- Edition of 50; inscribed with initial within image: P; signed below image
- Category
- Prints (general)
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 13.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | September 2011 (11SEP)
- Date
- September 14, 2011
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 95
- Estimate
- A$5,000 – A$6,000 (≈ $5,123 – $6,147) (≈ £3,244 – £3,893) (≈ €3,731 – €4,477)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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