Children Playing 1953

CHARLES BLACKMAN born 1928

Children Playing 1953

oil and enamel paint on composition board
91.5 x 95.0 cm
signed and dated lower right: BLACKMAN APRIL 53
signed dated and inscribed verso: CHARLES BLACKMAN/ CHILDREN PLAYING 1953

Provenance:
Private collection, Melbourne
Gould Galleries, Melbourne (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 12 September 2007, lot 32
Private company collection, Melbourne
Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 10 December 2008, lot 33
Property of an investment syndicate

Exhibited:
Collectible + Exceptional: The Director's Choice 2007, Gould Galleries, Melbourne 17 February - 13 March 2007, cat.1 (illus. cover)

Estimate: $250000 - 350000

Result Hammer: $210000