Charles Blackman Paintings: Value & Auction Prices
1928–2018
Of the 331 lots by Charles Blackman (paintings) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 232 found a buyer (70%). Half of the priced sales fell between $13.8kSign up free to see and $77.7kSign up free to see, with a median of $29.8kSign up free to see. Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956 holds the top price on file: $1.4MSign up free to see at Smith & Singer (November 2017). The houses with the most results are Menzies (185), Smith & Singer (106) and Leonard Joel (35).
Charles Blackman paintings: key figures
- Auction results
- 331
- Sold rate
- 70%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $29.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $1.4MSign up free to see Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956, Smith & Singer, Nov 2017
Top auction houses: Menzies (185), Smith & Singer (106), Leonard Joel (35)
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All paintings results
- Schoolgirl in a Lane c1953, c1953Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$120,000–160,000
- A$115,000≈ $109,295≈ £68,122≈ €80,122Sign up free to see
- A$80,000≈ $76,031≈ £47,389≈ €55,737Sign up free to see
- FACE (1957), 1957A$91,500≈ $82,034≈ £52,949≈ €61,504Sign up free to see
- THE SWIMMER (1955), 1955Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$40,000–60,000
- THE WAITING CAT (1969), 1969Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$60,000–80,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$20,000–25,000
- The Chess Garden 1984 - 1985, 1984 - 1985Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$120,000–180,000
- Conversation 1960, 1960A$98,182≈ $91,426≈ £59,850≈ €70,155Sign up free to see
- A$34,364≈ $31,999≈ £20,948≈ €24,554Sign up free to see
- (CAT ON ROOF) (1952), 1952Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$20,000–30,000
- A$3,000≈ $2,883≈ £1,832≈ €2,162Sign up free to see
- Nude and Flowers 1967, 1967Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$70,000–90,000
- STREET CORNER (1954), 1954A$43,920≈ $43,574≈ £28,480≈ €33,578Sign up free to see
- TWO WOMEN (1961), 1961Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$180,000–220,000
- A$4,000≈ $4,191≈ £2,607≈ €3,247Sign up free to see
- Two Figures c1960, c1960Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$120,000–160,000
- Shrinking Alice 1956, 1956A$490,909≈ $515,209≈ £319,787≈ €394,132Sign up free to see
- Schoolgirl in the Lane c1953, c1953Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$140,000–180,000
- Butterflies and Alice c1984, c1984Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$28,000–35,000
- A$26,400≈ $27,424≈ £17,227≈ €21,410Sign up free to see
- SCHOOLGIRL READING 1954, 1954A$156,000≈ $162,053≈ £101,798≈ €126,515Sign up free to see
- Boy in a Toy Car 1953, 1953Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$65,000–85,000
- Street Corner c1954, c1954Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$80,000–100,000
- City Dwellers 1968, 1968Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$140,000–180,000
- Girl at Table 1955, 1955Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$40,000–50,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$70,000–90,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$20,000–30,000
- A$19,636≈ $20,027≈ £12,706≈ €15,764Sign up free to see
- Tryst 1958, 1958Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$10,000–15,000
- A$21,477≈ $22,274≈ £14,096≈ €16,916Sign up free to see
- Veiled Light 1972, 1972A$140,727≈ $145,948≈ £92,366≈ €110,844Sign up free to see
- Double Image III 1961, 1961Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$200,000–260,000
- Children Playing c1958-60, c1958-60A$36,818≈ $38,184≈ £24,166≈ €29,000Sign up free to see
- Zen Garden 1989, 1989Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$30,000–40,000
- The Red Tablecloth c1968, c1968Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$90,000–120,000
- Schoolboy c1953, c1953A$122,727≈ $126,495≈ £80,442≈ €94,329Sign up free to see
- Seated Children in Landscape c.1953/54 oil on paper on board, signed Blackman lower left, 90 x 122cmA$30,000≈ $29,806≈ £19,164≈ €22,330Sign up free to see
- Puzzle c1974, c1974Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$14,000–18,000
- A$9,818≈ $10,318≈ £6,458≈ €7,260Sign up free to see
- A$9,205≈ $9,674≈ £6,055≈ €6,807Sign up free to see
- Brisbane 1952, 1952Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$14,000–18,000
- Children Playing 1953, 1953A$254,727≈ $267,693≈ £167,559≈ €188,357Sign up free to see
- Child on a Swing c1963, c1963Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$60,000–80,000
- A$62,400≈ $63,480≈ £39,275≈ €44,932Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$16,000–18,000
- Girl with Flowers 1959, 1959A$21,600≈ $21,974≈ £13,595≈ €15,553Sign up free to see
- A$20,400≈ $20,285≈ £12,950≈ €15,183Sign up free to see
- A$15,600≈ $15,512≈ £9,903≈ €11,611Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$35,000–45,000
Other media by Charles Blackman
Works on PaperPrintsOil PaintingsAcrylic PaintingsMixed MediaWatercolorsGouachesPastelsDrawingsEtchingsAquatintsLithographsScreenprints