Charles Blackman 'Drawn in the Presence of John Olsen' romantic Angela Tandori is a second

Angela Tandori is a second generation art dealer who begun working in the industry in 1998

Archers work is highly regarded for engaging the viewer in a profound dialogue

There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the ink

Blackman constructs a scene populated by elongated figures absorbed in private reveries

and the occasional inclusion of slogans

Charles Blackman 'Drawn in the Presence of John Olsen' romantic Angela Tandori is a secondCharles Blackmans life drawing of a kneeling nude is inscribed with Drawn in the presence of John Olsen in Olsens hand. Can paper bear witness to friendship? Both an elegant nude and a document of creative union, this work appears to be a collaboration Blackman on the body and perhaps Olsen executing his characteristically bulbous head? Their lines are limber, moving together with easy confidence. Charles son Auguste writes: 'John Olsen opened the