CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
Schoolgirls by Gasometer 1953
Estimate $160,000 – $190,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, TASMANIA
CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
Schoolgirls by Gasometer 1953
oil and enamel paint on composition board
signed and dated 'B. FEB 53' lower left; signed 'BLACKMAN' verso
62 x 75.8 cm
- Lot Sold SOLD (Hammer Price)
Provenance
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney (stock 1805) (label verso)
Mr Raymond Kidd and Mrs Diana Kidd, Sydney, acquired from the above in April 1975
Savill Galleries, Sydney (label verso)
Private Collection, Tasmania, acquired from the above in 2010
Exhibited
A Private Collection, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney, 18 April - 24 May 1992, no. 18, 'Gasometer', illustrated
Charles Blackman: The Iconic Early Years, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 25 August - 25 September 2010, no. 2, 'Gasometer', illustrated
Literature
Nadine Amadio, Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1980, pp. 17 (illustrated), 142, 'Gasometer'
Thomas Shapcott, The Art of Charles Blackman, Andre Deutsch, London, 1989, plate 29, pp. 12, 17, 105 (illustrated), 249, 'Gasometer'
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