Martin King 'pages from the diary of lost souls: blue dawn' etching

Martin King 'pages from the diary of lost souls: blue dawn' etchingA leading figure in Australian printmaking, Martin King combines poetic sensitivity with technical mastery. In pages from the diary of lost souls: blue dawn, birds appear as both pages from a book and leaves from a treea lyrical interplay between nature and narrative set against the quiet silhouette of a bare tree. Through his subtle layering of print and photographic processes, King evokes the slow turning of time and the cyclical rhythm of the

His international influences included Matisse

he was instrumental in Australia’s then burgeoning conservation movement

all key expressions of the Roar sensibility

he briefly attended Belfast School of Art but dropped out

hand-signed by the artist

Framed Dimensions: 109 x 91 x 2 cm

This rare original etching

Cullen captures the moment before – Kelly is caught without his iconic helmet

'Lovers' circa

gold and lemon yellow

let ‘Midmorning’ open your collection’s horizons

one of the most complex and labour-intensive processes within the sphere of intaglio printmaking