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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Titania Dreaming
Etching · ed. BAT
24 x 24cm (tondo)
Leonard Joel · Dec 7, 2017 · Lot 3046
A$440≈ $331≈ £247≈ €281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$550–750View at Leonard Joel ↗
Evening Light, 1968
Lithograph · ed. lithograph 24/100
73 x 54 cm
Leonard Joel · Dec 7, 2017 · Lot 3088
A$800≈ $601≈ £449≈ €510Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$800–1,200View at Leonard Joel ↗
Portrait of a Woman (Barbara Blackman) 1957, 1957
Gouache · Paper
51.0 x 30.0 cm
Menzies · Nov 30, 2017 · Lot 105
A$8,591≈ $6,501≈ £4,827≈ €5,486Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$7,000–9,000View at Menzies ↗
Untitled (Couple) c1970, c1970
Pastel · Paper
70.0 x 97.0 cm
Menzies · Nov 30, 2017 · Lot 106
A$11,659≈ $8,822≈ £6,551≈ €7,446Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Menzies ↗
Girl with Striped Dress 1954, 1954
Oil · Board
100.5 x 75.0 cm
Menzies · Nov 30, 2017 · Lot 34
A$116,591≈ $88,223≈ £65,511≈ €74,456Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$100,000–140,000View at Menzies ↗
Mad Hatter's Tea Party 1956, 1956
Oil · Board
105 x 121 cm
Smith & Singer · Nov 21, 2017 · Lot 26
A$1,891,000≈ $1,432,735≈ £1,082,044≈ €1,222,679Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,400,000–1,800,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Midnight Memory (1968), 1968
Oil · Board
109 x 89.5 cm
Smith & Singer · Nov 21, 2017 · Lot 37
A$58,560≈ $44,369≈ £33,508≈ €37,864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$50,000–70,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Four Shadows (circa 1965), 1965
Oil · Canvas
152.5 x 136.5 cm
Smith & Singer · Nov 21, 2017 · Lot 68
A$7,320≈ $5,546≈ £4,189≈ €4,733Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$6,000–8,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
(Three Girls of the Night) 1971, 1971
Watercolor · Paper
26 x 18.9 cm
Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 126
A$2,318≈ $1,803≈ £1,369≈ €1,533Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$1,500–2,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
(Charles at Work) 1983, 1983
Watercolor · Paper
24.2 x 32 cm
Smith & Singer · Oct 24, 2017 · Lot 130
A$2,196≈ $1,708≈ £1,297≈ €1,453Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗

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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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