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Open Book 2003
Charles Blackman (Australian, 1928–2018) · 2003
A$5,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ $4,860≈ £2,969≈ €3,338
Hammer A$4,500 · with buyer’s premium A$5,400
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: 2003 BLACKMAN
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 71.0 x 51.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Deutscher-Menzies Australian & International Fine Art, Lawson-Menzies Colonial to Contemporary including Important Aboriginal Art | December 2009 (09DEC)
- Date
- December 16, 2009
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 117
- Estimate
- A$5,000 – A$7,000 (≈ $4,500 – $6,300) (≈ £2,749 – £3,848) (≈ €3,090 – €4,327)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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