Charles Blackman 'Hickory Dickory Dock' still life a fanged woman pounces

a fanged woman pounces

Image Size: 56 x 76 cm

graceful work

Directly from Charles Blackman’s private collection

a ballet dancer standing in the pupil

Charles Blackman 'Hickory Dickory Dock' still life a fanged woman pouncesCharles Blackman has a penchant for storytelling. His work pivots around narrative, recounting the tales that pass through generations in his own distinct voice. The rare and original etching Hickory Dickory Dock is an example of this, taking its subject from the eponymous nursery rhyme. A rhyme about telling time, Blackman retells Hickory Dickory Dock with an air of mystery. A mouse scuttles up the clocks facade, transfigured into a face replete with