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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Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956Smith & Singer · Nov 2017A$1,891,000≈ $1,432,735≈ £1,082,044≈ €1,222,679Sign up to see
The Game of Chess 1956Smith & Singer · Nov 2016A$1,799,500≈ $1,334,707≈ £1,074,990≈ €1,258,920Sign up to see
The White Tablecloth 1956Smith & Singer · May 2023A$1,472,727≈ $986,403≈ £790,450≈ €899,592Sign up to see

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The Blue Picnic
Acrylic · Canvas
150.5 x 181.0 cm
Menzies · Mar 29, 2023 · Lot 22
A$60,000≈ $40,046≈ £32,484≈ €36,919HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$60,000–80,000View at Menzies ↗
Lying Down
Acrylic · Canvas
113x172cm
Davidson Auctions · Aug 15, 2021 · Lot 10
A$20,000≈ $14,701≈ £10,599≈ €12,488HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$20,000–30,000View at Davidson Auctions ↗
The Reading Room 1979, 1979
Acrylic · Canvas
150.0 x 182.0 cm
Menzies · Jun 30, 2021 · Lot 17
A$79,773≈ $59,801≈ £43,178≈ €50,321Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$70,000–90,000View at Menzies ↗
Faces and Flowers
Acrylic · Board
72 x 47 cm
Smith & Singer · Nov 24, 2015 · Lot 62
A$39,040≈ $28,166≈ £18,675≈ €26,445Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$25,000–35,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Girl with Flowers 1959, 1959
Acrylic · Board
34.0 x 26.5 cm
Menzies · Mar 24, 2011 · Lot 1
A$21,600≈ $21,974≈ £13,595≈ €15,553Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗
White Peacock 1970, 1970
Acrylic · Board
105.0 x 143.0 cm
Menzies · Sep 23, 2009 · Lot 123
A$19,200≈ $16,789≈ £10,214≈ €11,357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$12,000–16,000View at Menzies ↗
Song of the Flute c1982, c1982
Acrylic · Canvas
122.0 x 182.5 cm
Menzies · Nov 23, 2022 · Lot 91
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$40,000–60,000View at Menzies ↗
Early Morning Blues c1955, c1955
Acrylic · Board
99.0 x 134.5 cm
Menzies · Jun 30, 2021 · Lot 37
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$60,000–80,000View at Menzies ↗
Song of the Flute c1982, c1982
Acrylic · Canvas
121.0 x 181.5 cm
Menzies · Feb 27, 2020 · Lot 29
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$55,000–75,000View at Menzies ↗
Sitting Girl with Flowers c1980, c1980
Acrylic · Board
182.0 x 121.5 cm
Menzies · Mar 25, 2009 · Lot 20
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$24,000–30,000View at Menzies ↗