Charles Blackman
Australian · 1928–2018 · Painter, Printmaker
Charles Raymond Blackman was an Australian painter, noted for the Schoolgirl, Avonsleigh and Alice in Wonderland series of the 1950s. He was a member of the Antipodeans, a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956Smith & Singer · A$1,891,000≈ $1,432,735≈ £1,082,044≈ €1,222,679Sign up to see
The Game of Chess 1956Smith & Singer · A$1,799,500≈ $1,334,707≈ £1,074,990≈ €1,258,920Sign up to see
The White Tablecloth 1956Smith & Singer · A$1,472,727≈ $986,403≈ £790,450≈ €899,592Sign up to see
Charles Blackman’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 761 auction results for Charles Blackman between 2004 and 2026, of which 597 sold (78%). Recorded sale prices range from $54Sign up free to see to $1.4MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.4MSign up free to see for Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956 at Smith & Singer in November 2017. The most common medium is oil paintings (297 lots). Most results come from Menzies (261), Leonard Joel (258) and Smith & Singer (144).
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- Floating Girl, c.1960A$3,000≈ $2,095≈ £1,581≈ €1,859Sign up free to see
- A$3,600≈ $2,514≈ £1,897≈ €2,230Sign up free to see
- Children Dancing c1958-60, c1958-60A$31,909≈ $22,943≈ £16,892≈ €19,702Sign up free to see
- Reclining Girl 1954, 1954A$85,909≈ $61,769≈ £45,478≈ €53,043Sign up free to see
- Suite 1961, 1961A$122,727≈ $88,241≈ £64,969≈ €75,776Sign up free to see
- Schoolgirl 1952, 1952A$3,682≈ $2,647≈ £1,949≈ €2,273Sign up free to see
- Red Bloom 1967, 1967A$51,545≈ $37,061≈ £27,287≈ €31,826Sign up free to see
- Girl with Flowers 1959, 1959A$736,364≈ $526,743≈ £386,402≈ €451,675Sign up free to see
- Face and Hand (1965), 1965A$12,273≈ $8,779≈ £6,440≈ €7,528Sign up free to see
- A$14,727≈ $10,687≈ £7,846≈ €9,080Sign up free to see
Charles Blackman paintings (331)Charles Blackman oil paintings (297)Charles Blackman acrylic paintings (10)Charles Blackman mixed media (4)Charles Blackman works on paper (160)Charles Blackman watercolors (28)Charles Blackman gouaches (5)Charles Blackman pastels (22)Charles Blackman drawings (82)Charles Blackman prints (260)Charles Blackman etchings (94)Charles Blackman aquatints (3)Charles Blackman lithographs (47)Charles Blackman screenprints (100)
Charles Blackman: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Charles Blackman at auction?
$1,432,735Sign up free to see, for Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956 at Smith & Singer (November 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Charles Blackman?
The median sale price is $4.2kSign up free to see across 597 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Charles Blackman have sold at auction?
597 of 761 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Charles Blackman?
Menzies, Leonard Joel and Smith & Singer account for the most recorded results. Menzies · Leonard Joel · Smith & Singer
About Charles Blackman
Charles Raymond Blackman was an Australian painter, noted for the Schoolgirl, Avonsleigh and Alice in Wonderland series of the 1950s. He was a member of the Antipodeans, a group of Melbourne painters that also included Arthur Boyd, David Boyd, John Brack, Robert Dickerson, John Perceval, and Clifton Pugh. He was married for 27 years to author, essayist, poet, librettist and patron of the arts Barbara Blackman.
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