Charles Blackman 'Swoon Away in Ecstasy' Printmaking these works were a radical

these works were a radical departure from what was considered ‘good’ art

Image Size: 43 x 28 cm

he evokes the movement of rain

Another screenprint from this edition is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia

or just the dreamer within

Charles Blackman 'Swoon Away in Ecstasy' Printmaking these works were a radicalThe poetically titled Swoon Away in Ecstasy, is provenanced from Charles Blackmans personal collection. It is a beguiling, entrancing image a flurry of eyes thrown across streaks of black. Whispered in the background is a cat, Blackmans familiar, come to play. Like an Edgar Allen Poe poem, Swoon Away in Ecstasy is darkly seductive. It will enliven collections of important works on paper and modern art, and is accompanied by a Certificate of