Auguste Blackman 'Fervent Self-Portrait' Printmaking each 120 x 80 cm

each 120 x 80 cm

Art history’s longstanding interest in sunflowers

Whiteley won the Art Gallery of NSW Archibald

this richly coloured portrait will bring a smile to your face

Auguste Blackman 'Fervent Self-Portrait' Printmaking each 120 x 80 cmAustralias lockdown has spurred reflection in many of us. Created during this period, Auguste Blackmans self portraits are broad, textual studies in expression. Despite their vibrant palettes, however, something remains withheld in Auguste's face there is an inner life we can only glimpse peripherally. This is not something alien. Months spent severed from ordinary life compels us all inward and towards the life of an artist. A respected Australian