Eric Thake 'Hippobottomi' earth tones Since Dattilo-Rubbo did not produce

Since Dattilo-Rubbo did not produce many paintings - no doubt because he was so busy teaching and donated 125 of his paintings to the Manly Art Gallery

Shimmen’s work is held by the National Gallery of Australia

Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 3 cm

meeting new interpretations at every turn

She is gently satirical and lightly experimental – bronzed legs

Eric Thake 'Hippobottomi' earth tones Since Dattilo-Rubbo did not produceEvery year, modernist Eric Thake would send his friends a hand made Christmas card. Original linocut prints, these cards have since become canonical, each observing a changing nation through one its most distinct voices. They also speak to Thakes innerworld, with this particular work coming from the collection of his friend, revered writer and curator Ursula Hoff. The punnily titled Hippobottomi is a disarming portrait of three hippos. Thake captures