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Charles Blackman

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

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  1. Evening at Ettalong Beach (1969) by Charles Blackman, 1969, oil on canvas, offered Nov 2018
    Evening at Ettalong Beach (1969), 1969
    Oil · Canvas
    239 x 152.5 cm (each); 239 x 609.6 cm (overall)
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 12
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$450,000–650,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  2. Rainforest: Guardian of the Falls II (1984) by Charles Blackman, 1984, oil on paper on board, offered Nov 2018
    Rainforest: Guardian of the Falls II (1984), 1984
    Oil · Board
    173 x 114.5 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 71
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$30,000–40,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  3. Charles Blackman's Gardens by Charles Blackman, suite of six colour screenprints with title page and frontispiece in handmade case, offered Aug 2018
    Charles Blackman's Gardens
    Screenprint · ed. 62/80
    (i) 46.0 x 87.5 cm; (ii) 60.0 x 84.5 cm; (iii) 56.5 x 89.0 cm; (iv) 50.5 x 84.5 cm; (v) 39.5 x 85.5
    Menzies · · Lot 172
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$5,000–8,000View at Menzies ↗
  4. For his Seventieth Birthday: Blackman, a Celebration by Charles Blackman, suite of five colour screenprints with title page and frontispiece in handmade case, offered Aug 2018
    For his Seventieth Birthday: Blackman, a Celebration
    Screenprint · ed. 42/70
    (i) 82.5 x 58.0 cm; (ii) 59.0 x 79.5 cm; (iii) 71.5 x 57.0 cm; (iv) 74.0 x 59.0 cm; (v) 57.0 x 78.0
    Menzies · · Lot 173
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$5,000–8,000View at Menzies ↗
  5. An Illusion of Children 1964 by Charles Blackman, 1964, oil on canvas, offered Aug 2018
    An Illusion of Children 1964, 1964
    Oil · Canvas
    137.5 x 91.5 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$80,000–120,000View at Menzies ↗
  6. Children Playing (1968) by Charles Blackman, 1968, oil on canvas, offered May 2018
    Children Playing (1968), 1968
    Oil · Canvas
    174 x 138 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$100,000–150,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  7. Three Figures c1965 by Charles Blackman, c1965, oil on canvas, offered Apr 2018
    Three Figures c1965, c1965
    Oil · Canvas
    100.0 x 94.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 49
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$40,000–60,000View at Menzies ↗
  8. Orpheus Suite, Ten Works: by Charles Blackman, lithographs A/P, offered Dec 2017
    Orpheus Suite, Ten Works:
    Lithograph · ed. lithographs A/P
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3042
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  9. Girls and Flowers Folio by Charles Blackman, suite of 6 silkscreen prints 46/80, offered Dec 2017
    Girls and Flowers Folio
    Screenprint · Other support · ed. suite of 6 silkscreen prints 46/80
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3085
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  10. Theme of Debussy - The Engulfed Cathedral 1984 by Charles Blackman, 1984, oil and gesso on Masonite (5), offered Nov 2017
    Theme of Debussy - The Engulfed Cathedral 1984, 1984
    Oil · Board
    45.0 x 30.0 cm (each)
    Menzies · · Lot 133
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$14,000–18,000View at Menzies ↗

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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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