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Banksia and Flannel Flowers

Banksia and Flannel Flowers
 1938

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1949
© Margaret Preston/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
61.0 × 46.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Berowa, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in pencil l.r.: PRESTON M / 38
Accession Number
1998-4
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1949
© Margaret Preston/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Botanical Still Lifes
Subjects (specific)
banksia flannel flower flower (plant material) flower pieces flower vases variable neutral colours

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