Important Australian + International Fine Art - 15 July 2020 | Melbourne
charcoal on paper
50.0 x 60.0 cm
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Charles Blackman
charcoal on paper
50.0 x 60.0 cm
signed and dated upper right: 1954. BLACKMAN
bears inscription verso: Beach Figure – “The Underwater Man” / Charles Blackman 1954
Robert Rooney, Melbourne, acquired directly from the artist
Estate of Robert Rooney, Melbourne
Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and Angels, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 18 May – 16 August 1993, and touring: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 23 September – 21 November 1993; City Art Gallery, Brisbane, 7 December 1993 – 27 January 1994; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 16 February – 4 April 1994, cat. 30 (label attached verso)
Moore, F. St. J., Charles Blackman: Schoolgirls and Angels, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993, p. 49 (illus.)