Charles Blackman 'A Cat's Tale' flora ‘Butterfly’ is a beguiling image

‘Butterfly’ is a beguiling image

Rankin is represented at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Gallery of Australia

Signed: Signed Auguste Blackman top left

'The Dedicated Photographer' stems from the highly collectible portfolio

his work — sometimes charming

Charles Blackman 'A Cat's Tale' flora ‘Butterfly’ is a beguiling imageCats wander throughout Charles Blackmans work. Sometimes they are caught in the garden, on a tin roof or silhouetted against the night sky enigmatic, noble and watchful. Art historians have speculated that this cat is reflective of Blackmans penchant for solitude and his experience of loneliness. In the rare and highly collectable A cats tale, Blackman draws a swirl of cat, flower and woman. The effect is hypnotic. Its hard to distinguish where feline