Francis Lymburner 'Two Figures' fantastical Dattilo-Rubbo’s portraits transfix the viewer

Dattilo-Rubbo’s portraits transfix the viewer who is left wondering who the subject is

First Prize in the 9th Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints

the results of which create a dramatic juxtaposition

Bettina MCMAHON (1930 - )

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Francis Lymburner 'Two Figures' fantastical Dattilo-Rubbo’s portraits transfix the viewerIn this elegant etching, Australian artist Francis Lymburner sets up an interior scene. Captured from above, two characters are captured in conversation. Unable to join in, the viewer is left imagining what their topic may be. In the 1940s, alongside William Dobell and Russell Drysdale, Lymburner was at the forefront of Sydneys art scene. A drawer of animals human and other performers and the everyday, he propelled the viewer into his world. In 1992,