Brian Seidel 'Evening Balcony' heide circle The popular practice of labelling

The popular practice of labelling and adorning one’s beloved books with bookplates has almost been lost to history

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When he was finally granted access onto its rooftop

He went on to be one of Australia's most distinctive and collectable contemporary artists

Brian Seidel 'Evening Balcony' heide circle The popular practice of labellingBrian Seidel was a highly accomplished artist. His former teacher, the acclaimed Jeffrey Smart once described Seidels work as evocations of moments of rapture. That said however, his work could also be startlingly quiet moments of reflection struck clear. Evening Balcony is an example of the former. In it Seidel draws a balcony at dusk. The doors are flung open, a silhouette takes in the view, distant hills heave over the horizon and light falls in