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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Auction result
Veiled Light 1972
Charles Blackman (Australian, 1928–2018) · 1972
A$140,727 price realized incl. premium
≈ $145,948≈ £92,366≈ €110,844
Hammer A$115,000 · with buyer’s premium A$140,727
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed upper left: BLACKMAN
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 173.0 x 137.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Important Australian & International Fine Paintings & Sculpture | March 2012 (12MAR)
- Date
- March 22, 2012
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 52
- Estimate
- A$140,000 – A$180,000 (≈ $145,194 – $186,678) (≈ £91,889 – £118,143) (≈ €110,271 – €141,777)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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