Charles Blackman (1928-2018)
The Reading Room 1979
Estimate: $70000 - 90000
Sold For:
$65000 hammer
Description
Charles Blackman (1928-2018)
The Reading Room 1979
charcoal and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
150.0 x 182.0 cm
signed lower right: BLACKMAN
signed verso: Charles BLACKMAN/ CHARLES BLACKMAN
Provenance:
Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso, stock no.5190)
Private collection
Savill Galleries, Sydney, 2015 (labels attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
Exhibited:
A Salute to Charles Blackman, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 12 August - 5 September 1998, cat.8 (illus. exhibition catalogue)
A Connoisseur's Collection: Paintings, Watercolours and Tapestries by Major Australian Artists, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 15 November - 10 December 2014, cat.4 (illus. exhibition catalogue)
Reference:
Amadio, N., Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1980 (illus. pl.3.22)
Shapcott, T., The Art of Charles Blackman, Andre Deutsch, London, 1989, p.262 (illus. pl.158)
Estimate: $70000 - 90000
Result Hammer: $65000