CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
Bather 1958
Estimate $45,000 – $65,000
CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
Bather 1958
oil and enamel paint on composition board
signed and dated 'BLACKMAN / 58' lower left
63 x 69.5 cm
- Lot Sold $85,000 (Hammer Price)
- $103,700 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection
Australian Historical and Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture also European Paintings, Tapestries and Prints, Christie's Australia, Melbourne, 14 March 1974, lot 264, illustrated
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Sydney The Autumn Auction Series, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 23 May 1999, lot 592, 'Girl on the Beach', illustrated Savill Galleries, Sydney, acquired from the above (label verso)
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above on 11 September 2000
Literature
Charles Blackman, The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 17 November - 5 December 1958, no. 26, 35 gns
The Antipodeans: Another Chapter, Lauraine Diggins Fine Arts, Melbourne, 17 October - 4 November 1988; Nolan Gallery, Lanyon, Australian Capital Territory, 12 November - 8 January 1989; S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 21 January - 26 February 1989, no. 1, 'Blue Girl on the Beach', illustrated (label verso)
Charles Blackman: Through the Window, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 21 March - 18 April 2000, no. 3, 'Blue Girl on the Beach', illustrated
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Gary SingerChief Executive Officer Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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