Philippe Le Miere 'Study for The Blue Geisha Presentation' bright & vivid

Philippe Le Miere 'Study for The Blue Geisha Presentation' bright & vividTwo figures from Australian art history meet in Philippe Le Mieres The Blue Geisha Presentation the woman in Charles Blackmans iconic The Presentation (1959) and Robert Dickersons portraits of Japanese Geishas. Dickerson was first spellbound by the Geisha when he visited Japan with his wife in 1984, falling in awe of their poise and meticulous presentation. Blackman on the other hand, depicted the feminine throughout his entire career, informed by an

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Albert STEINER (1877 - 1965)

For fans of Looby

Aldo TURCHIARO (1929 - 2023)

'This was my dream' 2007

Charles Blackman’s life drawing of a kneeling nude is inscribed with “Drawn in the presence of John Olsen” in Olsen’s hand

Dimensions: 40 x 33 cm

and the Museum of Contemporary Art

‘The Wrong Horse’ stems from an observation that made Thake laugh – the habit horses have of standing end to end

Hall is an intriguing modernist to collect

A lifelong member of the National Gallery of Victoria

Philippe Le Miere’s ‘Anemone Jug Alice’ merges two bouquets of Australian art history – Charles Blackman’s ‘Alice Jug’ (c