CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
The White Tablecloth 1956
$1,200,000–1,600,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
The White Tablecloth 1956
tempera and oil on composition board
signed and dated 'CHARLES BLACKMAN 1956' lower left
119.3 x 135 cm
- Lot Sold $1,200,000 (Hammer Price)
- $1,472,727 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Charles Blackman, Melbourne
Barbara Blackman, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 1957
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2002
Important Australian Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 31 August 2010, lot 24, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
Exhibited
(Probably) Paintings from Alice in Wonderland, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 12-22 February 1957, catalogue unsighted
"Alice in Wonderland" by Charles Blackman, Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 4-21 September 1966, no. 11
"Alice in Wonderland" by Charles Blackman, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, 21-30 March 1967, no. 17
Charles Blackman, Albert Hall, Canberra, 22 November - 3 December 1967, no. 1
Charles Blackman: "Alice in Wonderland", David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 14-26 October 1968, no. 22
"Alice in Wonderland" Painted in 1956-57 by Charles Blackman, Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 24 May - 10 July 1983, no. 19
Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 11 August - 15 October 2006, no. 35, illustrated
Literature
Alan McCulloch, 'Ecology of Still-life: Charles Blackman's Wonderland Series', The Herald, Melbourne, 22 March 1967, p. 20 (illustrated) (detail)
Elwyn Lynn, 'Tiny Alice', The Bulletin, Sydney, 1 April 1967, p. 37
Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Illustrated by Charles Blackman, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1982, p. 74 (illustrated)
Thomas Shapcott, The Art of Charles Blackman, Andre Deutsch, London, 1989, p. 133 (illustrated)
Geoffrey Smith and Felicity St John Moore, Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2006, pp. 29 (illustrated), 37 (illustrated), 108, 109 (illustrated), 139, 140
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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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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
