CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
The Big Dipper 1951
$25,000–35,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
CHARLES BLACKMAN
1928-2018
The Big Dipper 1951
enamel paint on cardboard on composition board
signed 'BLACKMAN' lower left; dated 'DEC 20 51' lower right
47.5 x 57 cm
Provenance
Charles Blackman, Melbourne
Charles Blackman Children's Trust
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2009
Exhibited
Charles Blackman Testimonial Dinner, Sir Hermann Black Gallery, The University of Sydney Union, Sydney, 23 November 1995
Charles Blackman: The Early Years (1950-1976), Savill Galleries, Sydney, 10 September - 11 October 1997, no. 6, 'Luna Park (Ferris Wheel)', illustrated
A Salute to Charles Blackman, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 12 August - 5 September 1998, no. 12, 'Luna Park (Ferris Wheel)'
Luna Park and the Art of Mass Delirium, Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne, 8 December 1998 - 21 March 1999, illustrated
Literature
Stephanie Holt, Sam Marshall, Ian McDougall, Julia Murray, and Jennifer Phipps, Luna Park and the Art of Mass Delirium, Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne, 1998, pp. 28 (illustrated), 46
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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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Emily WalkerAdministrator, Art Australian & International Art |
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David MackayGallery Manager Sydney |
