Margaret Preston b. 1875

Also known as Margaret Rose McPherson, Rose McPherson, Margaret Rose Macpherson, Margaret Rose Preston, Margaret Macpherson
  • Artist
Preston concentrated on still life rather than figure study, seeking to reinvent the genre, with inspiration from Aboriginal art. Her hand-coloured woodcuts of flowers gave a modern look to a traditional women's subjects.
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New South Wales Society of Artists
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Sydney, NSW
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New English Art Club
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London, England, UK
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Royal Academy
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Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, England, UK
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Society of Women Artists
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London, England, UK
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solo show
Date
1929
Place
Grosvenor Gallleries, Sydney, NSW
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Also: 1936 and 1953

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New South Wales Society of Artists
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1928
Place
Sydney, NSW
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Margaret Preston and Thea Proctor
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1925
Place
Grosvenor Gallleries, Sydney, NSW
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Old Salon
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1905
Place
Paris, France
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New Salon
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1902
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Paris, France
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  • Self Portrait (creator of)
  • Still-Life (creator of)
  • New South Wales Everlastings (creator of)
  • Aboriginal Flowers (creator of)
  • The Superimposed Feet (creator of)
  • Expulsion (creator of)
  • Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (creator of)
  • Flying over the Shoalhaven River (creator of)
  • Fuchsia (An Autumn Posy) (None)
Related events
  • New South Wales Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • New English Art Club (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • New Salon (exhibited at)
  • Society of Women Artists (exhibited at)
  • solo show (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Margaret Preston and Thea Proctor (exhibited at)
  • Old Salon (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • solo show (exhibited at)
  • Margaret Preston and Thea Proctor (exhibited at)
  • New South Wales Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • New English Art Club (exhibited at)
  • Royal Academy (exhibited at)
  • New Salon (exhibited at)
  • Society of Women Artists (exhibited at)
  • Old Salon (exhibited at)