Charles Blackman 'Moon Shadows' the field revisited a pink silhouette

a pink silhouette

Each sheet 66 x 51cm

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Dimensions: 56 x 64 cm

Charles Blackman 'Moon Shadows' the field revisited a pink silhouetteIn the immersive Moon Shadow, alternatively titled Moon Leaves, Charles Blackman lures us to the garden at midnight. Two anonymous girls, perhaps sides of the same face, look out against a moody sky. A cat crouches nearby, tendrils of garden holding the scene close. Auguste Blackman, Charless son, recalls helping to pull this lithograph. They were experimenting with the tushe technique using crayon and zinc plates. Each morning would start with