Charles Blackman 'Visage' iconic art In ‘Street Games’

In ‘Street Games’

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Charles Blackman 'Visage' iconic art In ‘Street Games’Charles Blackmans Visage is an elegant and rare work. In sparing lines, Blackman draws a character a sophisticated woman, a string of pearls around her neck, a fascinator atop her head. She is unreadable but for a sparkle in her eye, a mischief percolating beneath the faade. Visage testifies to Blackmans intuition for people. It is alluring and aloof, an introduction at a dinner party that lingers long after the night expires. For collectors of