Rock Pool 1973

CHARLES BLACKMAN born 1928

Rock Pool 1973

oil wash over synthetic polymer paint on canvas (octoptych)
193.0 x 367.0 cm overall
signed and dated upper right: BLACKMAN 73
each panel inscribed with orientation notes

Provenance:
Barbara Blackman
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
Private collection, Queensland
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 16 April 2008, lot 50
Artistry Galleries, Melbourne (label attached verso)
Private collection, Queensland

Exhibited:
Charles Blackman, Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo, September 1973

Reference:
Sykes, J., 'Scott and Zelda capture Blackman's brush', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, 23 June 1973, p.22 (illus., detail)
Amadio, N., Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A. W. Reed, Sydney, 1980, p.105 (illus. pp.100-101, pl.6.25)
Shapcott, T., The Art of Charles Blackman, Andre Deutsch, London, 1989, p.259 (illus. pl.134)

Estimate: $240000 - 300000

Result Hammer: $220000