The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
The Ceremony 1959
Savill: The Private and The Public
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
The Ceremony 1959
oil on composition board
signed and dated 'BLACKMAN 59' upper left
152.8 x 137.3 cm
- Lot Sold $500,000 (Hammer Price)
- $610,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
The Hon. John Siddeley, London
Private Collection, London, by descent from the above
Important Australian Art, Bonhams, Sydney, 24 November 2014, lot 35, 'Two Figures with Flowers', illustrated
Savill Galleries, Sydney (stock 610316), (label verso), acquired from the above
Exhibited
Antipodeans, Victorian Artists' Society, Melbourne, 4-15 August 1959, uncatalogued, 200 gns
The Helena Rubinstein Travelling Art Scholarship, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, September 1959, no. 5
Four Arts in Australia, South-East Asia, 1962, no. 1, 'Passing in the Street'
First International Art Exhibition, Saigon, 1962, no. 131, 'Passing in the Street', illustrated
Breaking History: Denis Savill, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 21 October - 13 November 2015, no. 14, illustrated
Literature
Ray Mathew, Charles Blackman, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1965, p. 15, 'Two Girls'
Specialists |
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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 |
The Denis Savill Collection of Australian Art
AU0805 |
10 May 2016 |
Sydney
6.30 pm