Auguste Blackman 'Vase with Flora' bright & vivid from which the National Gallery

from which the National Gallery of Victoria bought ‘Timbrel and harpsoothe’

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For admirers of the artist

Signed: Signed and dated top right: CB' 72

Auguste Blackman 'Vase with Flora' bright & vivid from which the National GalleryDuring the European Renaissance, depictions of flowers became a way for an artist or patron to communicate their worldliness. A painting of a non native plant indicated that its creator had access to among the most rare and fleeting of beauties. In this work, Auguste Blackman eschews this notion to instead, prize a flower close to home. 'Vase with Flora' is a sumptuous ode to gum tree blossoms. It evokes the plants impact, which sees a flame of