Charles Blackman 'Fire Won't Burn Stick, Stick Won't Beat Dog...' - Etching on paper earth tones

Charles Blackman 'Fire Won't Burn Stick, Stick Won't Beat Dog...' - Etching on paper earth tonesRepresented in the National Gallery of Australias collection, 'Fire Won't Burn Stick, Stick Won't Beat Dog' is an exquisite example of Charles Blackmans mastery over the graphic practice. It is a rare dry point etching from Blackman's beloved Mother Goose series, printed in collaboration with printer Satish Sharma and Charless son Auguste Blackman at Well House Press Studio in Paddington, Sydney in 1977. Well House Press Studio took its name from a

At once unyielding and symphonic

Well House Press Studio took its name from a convict-built well on the Blackman’s property

‘The Mirror II’ is a penetrating find

and his work is heavily cited and collected by most major Australian institutions

Dimensions: 55 x 64 cm

Always autobiographical

trees gather at the crown

'Headlands III' 1991

'Rolling Thunder' 2008

Starring Lewis Carroll's Alice

David Larwill is akin to fresh air

Image Size: 44 x 69 cm