One of Australia’s most significant artists, Margaret Preston was a key figure in the development of modern art in Sydney. Wheelflower (c1929) is one of her most exuberant prints and represents the flower from the firewheel tree which is native to the coastal rainforests of Queensland and northern New South Wales. A contrast to her more formal still life compositions, Wheelflower is wild and dynamic - much like the tree itself!
A2 size poster print
Paper size: H59.4 x W42cm
Image size: H39 x W37cm
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Margaret Preston (Australia 1875-1963) Wheelflower c. 1929 Woodcut, black ink hand-coloured with gouache on buff laid Japanese paper, 44x 44.3cm Art Gallery of New South Wales, bequest of WG Preston, the artist's widower 1977 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate/Copyright Agency Poster © Art Gallery of New South Wales
