John Coburn 'Death and Transfiguration' photography Over inky water rears an

Over inky water rears an amorphous cloud

donning a round hat and smoking a pipe

The 2011 linocut work ‘Heart Corolla’ features a pink peony against a striped background

Image Size: 64 x 47 cm

Dense with coastal foliage such as teatree and mountain ash

John Coburn 'Death and Transfiguration' photography Over inky water rears anJohn Coburn is regarded as one of Australia's best known and most recognized abstract artists. Coburn's work continues to be collected widely in Australia, loved for its exquisite graphic power and mythological narrative quality. On the surface, Coburn's work embodies a harmony of organic shape, rich colour and compelling flatness. Looking deeper, his work harnesses a spiritual energy that is channelled through quasi religious themes and iconographic