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• Auction House:
  Sotheby's Australia
• Sale Name:
  Important Australian Art
• Sale Date:
  27 Aug 2019 ~ 6.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  75
• Lot Description:
  Charles Blackman
  (1928-2018)
  It is Cheaper to Ride on the Roofs of Taxis than Inside Them (Scott Floating) 1973
  oil on canvas
  137 x 168 cm
  signed and dated 'BLACKMAN 73' upper left
• Provenance:
  Charles Blackman, Sydney ; Lowenstein Sharp, Melbourne, acquired from the above "Lowenstein Sharp Collection of Contemporary Australian Art", Deutscher-Menzies, Melbourne, 11 November 2002, lot 70, illustrated (label verso) ; Private Collection, Melbourne
• Exhibited:
  "Charles Blackman", Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo, 12-22 September 1973, no. 3, 'It's more expensive to ride on the roofs of taxies than Inside of them', illustrated
• Estimate:
  A$60,000 - 80,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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