CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
It is Cheaper to Ride on the Roofs of Taxis than Inside Them (Scott Floating) 1973
Estimate $60,000 – $80,000
CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
It is Cheaper to Ride on the Roofs of Taxis than Inside Them (Scott Floating) 1973
oil on canvas
signed and dated 'BLACKMAN 73' upper left
137 x 168 cm
- Lot Sold $60,000 (Hammer Price)
- $73,200 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Charles Blackman, Sydney
Lowenstein Sharp, Melbourne, acquired from the above Lowenstein Sharp Collection of Contemporary Australian Art, Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 11 November 2002, lot 70, illustrated (label verso)
Private Collection, Melbourne
Literature
Charles Blackman, Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo, 12-22 September 1973, no. 3, 'It's more expensive to ride on the roofs of taxies than Inside of them', illustrated
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