Anne Marie Hall 'Untitled (Karate)' organic & textural ink: To Ursula / with

ink: To Ursula / with Best Wishes / for Xmas + 1956

this early monotype is a thrilling find

Blackman’s work is a dance of emotion

even the fantastical strive for connection

Mirka Mora

Anne Marie Hall 'Untitled (Karate)' organic & textural ink: To Ursula / withAnne Marie Halls Untitled (Karate) is a portrait of a figure in a karate uniform. He is no Karate Kid, depicted instead with a twinge of awkwardness purplish toes and fingers, eyes darting to the side. Hall has a talent for capturing the essence of her subjects, sensing what lies beneath the costumes we don everyday. Despite his black belt, Hall strikes effortlessly to the core of her karate companion. Alongside fellow modernists Joy Hester and Mirka