On her first trip she journeyed with Bessie Davidson, exhibiting with her in Adelaide on their return. Preston travelled extensively in 1904-1907 and in 1912-1919. 1909) is typical of this style of painting.

Her concentration on tonalism in her early work influenced the art of her students, the most notable of whom were Bessie Davidson, Stella Bowen, May Grigg and Gladys Reynell. From 1899 to 1904 and again from 1907 to 1912 Preston taught in Adelaide. It was during the 1890s in Adelaide that she first exhibited professionally as an artist, showing paintings at the South Australian Society of Arts.

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In the 1890s she studied at the National Gallery’s school of painting in Melbourne under Bernard Hall before coming to Adelaide to study with H.P. In 1885 she moved to Sydney with her family, later studying painting there with William Lister Lister. Margaret Rose Preston was born on 29th April 1875 at Port Adelaide, South Australia, the daughter of marine engineer David McPherson and his wife Prudence (née Lyle).

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