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Charles Blackman 'Nude lying down' first nations artist ‘The Conversation’ pricks at theIn 1970, having won the prestigious Cite des Artes scholarship, Charles Blackman escaped Australia for Paris. He immediately fell in love with the city, commencing what art historians refer to as his Golden Era for drawing. Blackman immersed himself in Parisian culture, setting out to become a serious artist by mastering the nude. From this era, Nude Lying Down sees a model sprawl in empty space. Blackmans linework is confident and intuitive, tracing