Charles Blackman 'Mother and baby' etching In the so-thought benign population

In the so-thought benign population of school children

hallucinatory techni-colour to the work

For collectors of prints and studies of the human body

archival pigment print on canvas

dated and editioned in margin

Charles Blackman 'Mother and baby' etching In the so-thought benign populationHere, a mother rests in liminal space. Emanating from her is a baby, perhaps her own, her dream or former self. Charles Blackmans composition is minimal yet affecting, a visual representation of the thoughts that occupy us, the maternal draw we feel even when apart or unconscious. Purveyor of dreams and the romantic, Blackman is among Australias most iconic artists. This work is provenanced from his archives and accompanied by a Certificate of