Philippe Le Miere 'Study for The Blue Geisha Presentation' Presentation:Stretched reminiscent of the region’s tropical

reminiscent of the region’s tropical landscape

before finally embarking on creating them herself in 1970

a figure falls across the page

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Philippe Le Miere 'Study for The Blue Geisha Presentation' Presentation:Stretched reminiscent of the region’s tropicalTwo figures from Australian art history meet in Philippe Le Mieres The Blue Geisha Presentation the woman in Charles Blackmans iconic The Presentation (1959) and Robert Dickersons portraits of Japanese Geishas. Dickerson was first spellbound by the Geisha when he visited Japan with his wife in 1984, falling in awe of their poise and meticulous presentation. Blackman on the other hand, depicted the feminine throughout his entire career, informed by an