George Baldessin 'Emblems and Chair' portrait L’OEil published writing with broad

L’OEil published writing with broad appeal covering not only fine art

'Yellow Leaves

he started life in Australia as labourer or more specifically a railway fettler

linocut with soft ground etching

unsettling and deeply human

George Baldessin 'Emblems and Chair' portrait L’OEil published writing with broadGeorge Baldessin is one of Australias preeminent artists. During his lifetime, he was regarded on par with Brett Whiteley, with both artists rejecting the dominant mode of abstraction in favour of lyrical, figurative imagery. In 'Emblems and Chair', Baldessin constructs a scene populated by angular, minimalist shapes. A notably abstracted work, this etching shows Baldessin reducing his emblems down to their most basic form. These fragmented