Photo © Leonard Joel — view this lot on Leonard Joel ↗Untitled
Drawing (charcoal) · Paper
Leonard Joel · Oct 6, 2026A$3,600 ≈ $2,514 ≈ £1,901 ≈ €2,230Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Lovers 1997
Charles Blackman (Australian, 1928–2018) · 1997
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$15,000 – A$25,000 (≈ $13,530 – $22,550) (≈ £8,205 – £13,675) (≈ €9,832 – €16,386)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Drawing (charcoal) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “charcoal on paper on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed upper right: Blackman
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 90.0 x 60.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | March 2014 (14MAR)
- Date
- March 20, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 99
- Estimate
- A$15,000 – A$25,000 (≈ $13,530 – $22,550) (≈ £8,205 – £13,675) (≈ €9,832 – €16,386)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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