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Sleeping Figure
Charles Blackman (Australian, 1928–2018)
A$50,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ $46,046≈ £30,835≈ €34,476
Hammer A$42,000 · with buyer’s premium A$50,400
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on paper on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower left: BLACKMAN
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 74.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art | March 2010 (10MAR)
- Date
- March 25, 2010
- Location
- Australia
- Lot
- 24
- Estimate
- A$35,000 – A$45,000 (≈ $31,976 – $41,112) (≈ £21,413 – £27,531) (≈ €23,942 – €30,782)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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