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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  13 May 2014 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  26
• Lot Description:
  Charles Blackman
  (born 1928 )
  The Garden of the White Cat (1971)
  wool and cotton
  238 x 400 cm
  woven signature 'BLACKMAN' lower right; edition 6/6
• Provenance:
  The artist, Sydney; Savill Galleries, Sydney; Dr Jan Altmann, Melbourne; The Estate of the Late Dr Jan Altmann, Melbourne
• Exhibited:
  Tapestries and Paintings by Charles Blackman, South Yarra Gallery, Melbourne, November 1971, (tapestry), no. 1 (another weaving); Tapestries and Paintings by Charles Blackman, Clune Galleries, Sydney, March 1972, (tapestry), no. 1 (another weaving); 120 Years of Australian Painting, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 6-30 September 2000, no. 27, illustrated
• References:
  Sandra McGrath, 'A Botanist's Delight in Tapestry', The Australian, Sydney, 25 March 1972, p. 15; Nadine Amadio, Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1980, cover (illustrated, dust jacket), pp. 82, 'White Cat's Garden at Afternoon', 86, 'White Cat's Garden (Tapestry)', 96 (illustrated), 143, plate 6.17 (another weaving); Thomas Shapcott, The Art of Charles Blackman, Andre Deutsch, London, 1989, plate 127, pp. 42-44, 172 (illustrated), 259 (another weaving); Felicity St J
• Notes:
  Tapecarias De Portalegre (Manufacturer)
• Estimate:
  A$50,000 - 70,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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