Margaret Preston | |
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 Margaret Preston outside her home in Berowra, 1936. | |
| Born | Margaret Rose McPherson 29 April 1875 Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 28 May 1963 (aged 88) Mosman, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Artworks |
| Style | Modernism |
| Spouse | William George "Bill" Preston |
Margaret Rose Preston (29 April 1875 – 28 May 1963) was an Australian painter and printmaker who is regarded as one of Australia's leading modernists of the early 20th century.[1] In her quest to foster an Australian "national art", she was also one of the first non-Indigenous Australian artists to use Aboriginal motifs in her work.[1] Her works are distinctively signed MP.