Liberty Leading the People (after Delacroix 1830) 1993

Charles Blackman (1928-2018)

Liberty Leading the People (after Delacroix 1830) 1993

charcoal and pastel on paper on canvas
195.0 x 300.0 cm

signed and dated upper left: BLACKMAN/ JAN 1993

signed, dated and inscribed verso: LIBERTY LEADING THE PEOPLE/ (AFTER) DELACROIX 1830/ CHARLES BLACKMAN/ 1993.

Provenance:

Greythorn Galleries, Melbourne, 1994

Collection of Henry and Elizabeth Byrne, Victoria

Thence by descent, private collection, Victoria

Exhibited:

TECAA: Joan and Peter Clemenger Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 23 February - 16 May 1993, cat.2 (illus. exhibition catalogue)

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Related Works:

Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863, French), Juillet 28: La Liberté Guidant le Peuple (July 28: Liberty Leading the People) 1830, oil on canvas, 260.0 x 325.0 cm, Louvre Museum collection, Paris

Estimate: $80000 - 120000

Result Hammer: $50000