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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, BRISBANE

CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018

The Shy Girl 1959

$200,000–300,000

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© Charles Blackman/Copyright Agency, 2023

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, BRISBANE

CHARLES BLACKMAN

1928-2018
The Shy Girl 1959

oil on composition board
signed and dated 'CHARLES / BLACKMAN / 1959' upper left; inscribed 'THE SHY / GIRL' verso
113 x 85 cm
frame: original, maker unknown

  • Lot Sold $330,000 (Hammer Price)
  • $405,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Charles Blackman, Melbourne
The Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane
Private Collection, Brisbane, acquired from the above in 1961

Literature

Ray Mathew, Charles Blackman, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1965, plate 21, pp. 15, 49 (illustrated)

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Important Australian & International Art

AU0860  |  2 May 2023  |  Sydney
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