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• Auction House:
  Smith & Singer
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  16 Nov 2021 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  36
• Lot Description:
  Charles Blackman
  (1928-2018)
  In the Lane (1953)
  oil on canvas on composition board
  62 x 74.5 cm
  signed 'BLACKMAN' lower left
• Provenance:
  Charles Blackman, Melbourne; Private Collection, Melbourne; Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne (stock 6821), acquired from the above; Peter Redlich, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 9 October 1978, until; "Fine Australian and International Paintings", Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 28 November 2000, lot 4, illustrated; Savill Galleries, Melbourne and Sydney, acquired from the above; Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above; Private Collection, Sydney;
• Notes:
  EXHIBITED: "Paintings and Drawings: Charles Blackman", Mirka's Studio, Melbourne, 1 September 1953, no. 15, 18 gns; "Paintings and Drawings: Charles Blackman", New Gallery, Adelaide, 17 November 1953, no. 11, 'The Laneway', 18 gns; "Spring Exhibition 1978", Joseph Brown Gallery, Melbourne, 25 September - 9 October 1978, no. 139, 'Schoolgirl in the Lane', illustrated; "Charles Blackman: Works from 1952-1990", Savill Galleries, Melbourne, 13 March - 21 April 2002, no. 7, 'Schoolgirl in the Lane, 1954', illustrated; "Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls", Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 4 March - 18 June 2017, no. 36, illustrated. REFERENCES: Elizabeth Young, 'City Display By Young Vic. Artist', "The Advertiser", Adelaide, 18 November 1953, p. 14; Susan McCulloch, "McCulloch's Encyclopedia of Australian Art", The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2006, p. 262 (illustrated), 'Schoolgirl in the Lane, c. 1954'; Barry Dickens and Ken McGregor, "Charles Blackman", Macmillan Art Publishing, Melbourne, 2010, pp. 26-27 (illustrated), 'School Girl in a Lane, 1954'; Kendrah Morgan, "Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls", Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, 2017, pp. 21 (illustrated), 70 (illustrated)
• Estimate:
  A$180,000 - 220,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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