Photo © Smith & Singer — view this lot on Smith & Singer ↗Girl Playing 1961, 1961
Drawing (charcoal) · Board
Smith & Singer · Aug 25, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Lying Down
Charles Blackman (Australian, 1928–2018)
A$20,000 hammer
≈ $14,701≈ £10,599≈ €12,488
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “Acrylic on Canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Blackman' upper left
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 113x172cm
- Auction house
- Davidson Auctions
- Sale
- Australian & International Art (Sale 149) (149)
- Date
- August 15, 2021
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 10
- Estimate
- A$20,000 – A$30,000 (≈ $14,701 – $22,051) (≈ £10,599 – £15,898) (≈ €12,488 – €18,732)
- Source
- Auction house auctions.davidsonauctions.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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