Art in Australia – A Quarterly Magazine, Margaret Preston Number (Third Series, Number Twenty-Two, December 1927)

This rare and collectible edition of Art in Australia is dedicated to the acclaimed Australian modernist artist Margaret Preston. Published in Sydney by Art in Australia Limited, the issue is edited by Sydney Ure Smith and Leon Gellert. It features essays, colour plates, advertisements of the era, and a unique focus on Preston’s work, including reproductions of her paintings and woodcuts.

The volume is beautifully presented with a striking Margaret Preston design on the cover and includes original period advertisements (such as Kodak, Penfold’s artist colours, and Bollinger). A significant collector’s piece that documents early 20th-century Australian art and culture, particularly celebrating Preston’s pivotal role in modernism.

Condition:

*A few marks - possibly water marks or food marks.

• Hardcover bound edition with cloth spine and corners.
• Covers and spine in good condition with some minor age toning.
• Pages clean (apart from a few brown marks) with vivid colour plates and intact advertisements.
• A fine example for collectors of Australian art history.