Philippe Le Miere 'Alice's absence' mid century modernism The etching is notable for

The etching is notable for its textural qualities

Image Size: 59 x 42 cm

dated and inscribed verso: Kelly / Bulldogging / Nolan / 3 / 1 / 55

Looking through the lens of a child’s game

this work offers both a refined aesthetic statement and a meaningful connection to Australian modernism—distinct

Philippe Le Miere 'Alice's absence' mid century modernism The etching is notable forIn Alices Absence, Melbourne based artist Philippe Le Miere vividly re imagines Charles Blackmans iconic Alice in Wonderland universe minus the guest of honour. Rendered with Le Mieres characteristically delicious heightened palette, the work transforms familiar, whimsical tea party iconography into a vibrant, texturally rich presence, suspended between domesticity, memory and myth. With a title that knowingly winks at the psychological space of the