Shrinking Alice 1956

Charles Blackman born 1928

Shrinking Alice 1956

tempera and oil on board
121.0 x 132.5 cm

signed and dated upper left: CHARLES BLACKMAN 1956

Provenance:

Gift of the artist to Barbara Blackman, 1957 Gift to Christabel Blackman de Medina, Spain Christie's, Sydney, 28 August 2001, lot 69 Gould Galleries, Melbourne, 2002 Private collection, Melbourne Deutscher-Menzies, Sydney, 23 September 2009, lot 35 Private collection, Melbourne Menzies, Sydney, 6 December 2012, lot 41 Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

Probably Paintings from Alice in Wonderland, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 12 - 22 February 1957 Alice in Wonderland by Charles Blackman, Johnstone Gallery, Brisbane, 4 - 21 September 1966, cat.13 Alice in Wonderland by Charles Blackman, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, 21 - 30 March 1967, cat.19 Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, 14 - 26 October 1968, cat.23 Alice in Wonderland painted in 1956-57 by Charles Blackman, Heide Park and Art Gallery, Melbourne, 24 May - 10 July 1983, cat.21 On long-term loan to Wollongong City Art Gallery, New South Wales, 1994 - 1999 Charles Blackman: The Early Years 1951-1974, Gould Galleries, Sydney, 18 February - 28 March 2004, cat.6 Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 11 August - 15 October 2005, cat.23 (illus.) Blue Chip XI: The Collectors' Exhibition, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, 3 - 28 March 2009, cat.1 (illus.)

Reference:

Lynn, E., 'Tiny Alice', Bulletin, Sydney, 1 April 1967, p.37 Carroll, L., Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Illustrated by Charles Blackman, A.H and A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1982, p.30 (illus) Smith, G., & St John Moore, F., Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2006, pp.16, 23, 84-86, 136 (illus. p.85) Blue Chip XI: The Collectors' Exhibition, Niagara Publishing, Melbourne, 2009, pp.4, 60 (illus. p.5)

Estimate: $340000 - 440000

Result Hammer: $340000