Auguste Blackman 'The Bright Owl' figurative titled and numbered in pencil

titled and numbered in pencil in margin below image: 50/90 THE MUSEE PICASSO CASSAB 94

'Gulls' 1985

Sure to bring delight for years to come

Art historians have speculated that this cat is reflective of Blackman’s penchant for solitude and his experience of loneliness

Just as he connects seemingly disparate ideas

Auguste Blackman 'The Bright Owl' figurative titled and numbered in pencilElectric with life and colour, this painting presents the owl as both sentinel and riddle a timeless emblem of instinct, wisdom, and the worlds we sense but cannot quite see. Colour surges across the surface in confident, expressive gestures, balancing instinctive energy with moments of surprising tenderness. The result is a work that feels at once grounded in nature and untethered by it, pulling the viewer into a lush, imaginative realm. Layers of