Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Sydney Hagley' mid century modernism Charles Blackman’s life drawing of

Charles Blackman’s life drawing of a kneeling nude is inscribed with “Drawn in the presence of John Olsen” in Olsen’s hand

Dimensions: 96 x 80 x 2 cm

was not a subject in art “but a form” and any good artist must wrangle it to progress in their practice

Impressions of this work are at the:

Fred CRESS (1938 - 2009)

Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Sydney Hagley' mid century modernism Charles Blackman’s life drawing ofThe popular practice of labelling and adorning ones beloved books with bookplates has almost been lost to history. In the early 20th century, members of the Australian Ex Libris Society would assign iconic artists with the task of creating personal tags that could be fixed onto the inside cover or first pages of their books. Eric Thake, known for his bold printmaking and distinct ability to sympathise with humanity through his images, was a popular