Auguste Blackman 'Reflecting Woman' iconic art

Auguste Blackman 'Reflecting Woman' iconic artAuguste 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

It is an example of hard-edge abstraction

Kunene River' 2016

sleek and mischievous

'Memento' 2004

Core to Larwill’s talent is this ability to climb inside a child’s mind without condescension

'Cape Schanck' 2001

Peretz Stories series' Ca

The ancient river systems

For serious collectors of nineteenth century and colonial art

Image Size: 26 x 28 cm

Despite its youthful subject matter (anchored by two bows)

Blackman was also inspired by the murder of thirteen year-old Alma Tirtschke in 1921