Background
Margaret Rose was born on 27 April in 1875 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Margaret Rose was born on 27 April in 1875 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Margaret Rose studied in Sydney and Melbourne, and at the Government Art School for Women in Munich.
Preston's emergence as one of the most powerful exponents of Australian Modernism in the 1920s is inextricably linked to her extensive travels and studies in Europe between 1904 and 1907. These experiences and resulting artistic revelations would colour Preston's practice, her critical thinking and theorising for the remainder of her life. Despite a deep self-confidence in her artistic talent, Preston was keen to travel abroad for
Margaret Rose married to William George Preston.