Shrinking Alice 1956

CHARLES BLACKMAN born 1928

Shrinking Alice 1956

tempera and oil on composition 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

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, 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 Adventurers 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, 85, 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