CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
The Game of Chess 1956
Estimate $1,000,000 – $1,200,000
PROPERTY FROM AN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
The Game of Chess 1956
tempera and oil on composition board
signed and dated 'CHARLES BLACKMAN 1956' upper right
106.7 x 121.9 cm
- Lot Sold $1,475,000 (Hammer Price)
- $1,799,500 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Barbara Blackman, gift from the artist in 1957
Southern Cross Galleries, Melbourne and South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne
Dr John Levin, Melbourne, acquired from the above in March 1974
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1992
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Australian and International Fine Art, Bonhams and Goodman, Melbourne, 24 November 2009, lot 33, illustrated
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Exhibited
(Probably) Paintings from Alice in Wonderland, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 12-22 February 1957 (catalogue untraced)
"Alice in Wonderland" by Charles Blackman, Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 4-21 September 1966, no. 4
"Alice in Wonderland" by Charles Blackman, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, 21-30 March 1967, no. 10
Charles Blackman, Albert Hall, Canberra, 22 November - 3 December 1967, no. 4
Charles Blackman: "Alice in Wonderland", David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 14-26 October 1968, no. 15, illustrated
"Alice in Wonderland" Painted in 1956-57 by Charles Blackman, Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 24 May - 10 July 1983, no. 14
Australian Modernism: The Complexity and the Diversity, Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne, 30 July - 28 August 1992, no 58, illustrated
Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 11 August - 15 October 2006, no. 28, illustrated
On long-term loan to the Art Gallery of Ballarat, 2010 - 2016
Literature
Nadine Amadio, Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1980, p. 31 (illustrated)
Geoffrey Smith and Felicity St John Moore, Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2006, pp. 12, 35, 94, 95 (illustrated), 138
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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 |