The Reading Room 1979

Charles Blackman (1928-2018)

The Reading Room 1979

charcoal and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
150.0 x 182.0 cm

signed lower right: BLACKMAN

signed verso: Charles BLACKMAN/ CHARLES BLACKMAN

Provenance:

Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso, stock no.5190)

Private collection

Savill Galleries, Sydney, 2015 (labels attached verso)

Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibited:

A Salute to Charles Blackman, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 12 August - 5 September 1998, cat.8 (illus. exhibition catalogue)

A Connoisseur's Collection: Paintings, Watercolours and Tapestries by Major Australian Artists, Savill Galleries, Sydney, 15 November - 10 December 2014, cat.4 (illus. exhibition catalogue)

Reference:

Amadio, N., Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1980 (illus. pl.3.22)

Shapcott, T., The Art of Charles Blackman, Andre Deutsch, London, 1989, p.262 (illus. pl.158)

Estimate: $70000 - 90000

Result Hammer: $65000