Charles Blackman 'Figure and cat in room' etching initialed and dated in pencil

initialed and dated in pencil in margin below image: 8/20 Before the Fall AN 2010

Image Size: 48 x 48 cm

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Charles Blackman 'Figure and cat in room' etching initialed and dated in pencilDated circa 1964, this original drawing is an example of Charles Blackmans motif of the interior. He envisioned numerous scenes of figures, typically women, inside, the viewer gazing in. They operated as poetic metaphors for the unknowability of another person the tension between connection and loneliness. Provenanced from Charles Blackmans personal collection, this work has never been owned. It is an enriching find for collectors of Blackman and