CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
The Sleepwalking Nude 1968
$450,000–650,000
CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
The Sleepwalking Nude 1968
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'BLACKMAN 1968' lower right
213.5 x 173 cm
- Lot Sold $600,000 (Hammer Price)
- $736,364 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Charles Blackman, Sydney
South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne
Alan Atwill, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1968
Australian Paintings and Prints, Christie's Australia, Sydney, 14 November 1988, lot 265, illustrated, 'Sleep Walking Nude'
Ron Walker, Melbourne, acquired from the above
The Estate of the Late Ron Walker AC CBE, Melbourne
Exhibited
Park and Other Paintings: Charles Blackman, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, 29 October - 14 November 1968, no. 1
Charles Blackman, Bonython Art Gallery, Sydney, 8-30 July 1969, no. 50, N.F.S.
Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and Angels: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 18 May – 22 August 1993; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 23 September – 21 November 1993; City Hall Art Gallery, Brisbane, 7 December 1993 – 27 January 1994; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 5 March – 17 April 1994, illustrated (label verso)
Literature
Patrick McCaughey, The Age, Melbourne, 30 October 1968, p.6 'Blackman Showing Disappoints'
Ronald Miller, Alice in Disguise The Australian, Sydney, 2 November 1968
Nadine Amadio, Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1980, plate 3.32, pp. 50 (illustrated), 143
Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, October 1988, p. 16 (illustrated)
Felicity St John Moore, Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and Angels: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993, p. 101 (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 & Director Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Gary Singer |
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Jessica VelasquezExecutive Assistant Australian & International Art |
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David MackayManager, Sydney Gallery, Marketing & Media Australian & International Art |
AU0869 |
24 Jul 2024 |
Melbourne
6.30 PM