The Stairs 1952

CHARLES BLACKMAN born 1928

The Stairs 1952

oil and tempera on compressed card
63.5 x 76.0 cm
signed with initial and dated upper right: B March 52
inscribed verso: THE STAIRS

Provenance:
Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Gould Galleries, Melbourne
Savill Galleries, Sydney
Private collection, Sydney
Savill Galleries, Melbourne
Private collection, Sydney, acquired 2004
Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:
Charles Blackman Paintings and Drawings, Peter Bray Gallery, Melbourne, 1953, cat.10
Treasures Revealed: Modern Australian Art, Gould Galleries, 1 - 24 September 1995, cat.32 (illus.)
Australian Paintings, Savill Galleries, Melbourne, 26 February - 28 March 2004; Sydney, 20 March - 3 April 2004, cat.40
Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Savill Galleries, Melbourne 5 - 17 July 2008, Sydney, 30 July - 16 August 2008

Estimate: $160000 - 200000