Auguste Blackman 'Beauty in the Rain' mixed media

Auguste Blackman 'Beauty in the Rain' mixed mediaAuguste Blackman grew up the son of two icons: Charles and Barbara Blackman. The former was a prominent figure in Australian Modernism; a man whose Schoolgirls and Alices are embedded in our visual lexicon. The latter, Barbara Blackman, is a poet, writer, advocate and muse. By the age of twenty two she was blind, a diagnosis that at first felt like a life sentence for a crime I had not committed but in turn gave her a unique outlook on life. Like

Roy de Maistre

the Australian landscape and those seeking a moment of respite

Charles Blackman’s ‘Colette - Summer Days’ is a vision of tranquility

‘The Angelus’ is a deeply evocative image

For collectors of Jewish art and prints

It hopes to give a human or tangible cadence to an otherwise unimaginable event – an event which hits close to home

Set against the theological phrase “he and his attributes are one”

Originally conceived as a standalone painting depicting Alice and flowers

'Sylvan Landscape' 2001

He arrived in Australia with the fantasy that among the Kimberleys lied the Promised Land for his people

Signed and editioned in margin

accompanied by a Letter of Provenance and comprised of the finest quality museum-grade materials