The Blue Picnic

Charles Blackman (1928-2018)

The Blue Picnic

synthetic polymer paint on canvas
150.5 x 181.0 cm

signed lower right: BLACKMAN

bears inscription on stretcher verso: 10 PICNIC

Provenance:

The Blackman Trust

Acquired from the above, private collection, Melbourne

Private collection, Melbourne

Private collection, Switzerland

Exhibited:

Exhibition of Collectable Paintings by Various Artists, Cooks Hill Galleries, New South Wales, 24 July - 24 August 1998, cat.2

Reference:

Amadio, N., Charles Blackman: The Lost Domains, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, 1980, pp.104, 143, cat.6.7 (illus. p.87)

Estimate: $60000 - 80000

Result Hammer: $60000