Lot 69
Blackman Schoolgirls
Comprising: (i) Hiding Schoolgirl; (ii) Fallen Schoolgirl; (iii) The Shadow; (iv) Schoolgirl Jumping; (v) There Was
complete suite of screenprints (5), ed. 25/75
each signed lower right: Blackman
editioned lower left
titled lower centre
accompanied by the original portfolio with title page and frontispiece
75 x 105.5cm (each, sheet)
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Private collection, Melbourne
"Schoolgirls were Charles Blackman's first serious images. Created early in his painting life (1953/1954) they were to become his first haunting series that forever marks the birth of his true genius. His schoolgirls were the first paintings in Australia to show what brilliantly to what is essentially invisible emotion."
(Nadine Amadio, excerpt from the folios frontispiece)
RELATED WORK:
Charles Blackman, Schoolgirl 1953, oil on canvas on composition board, 63 x 75cm, Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney, 28 August 2019.
Prints & Multiples
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8659
6:00pm - 16 November 2022
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 11 - Sunday 13 November, 10am - 4pm
4 University Place, Clayton VIC
CONTACT
Hannah Ryan 03 8825 5666
hannah.ryan@leonardjoel.com.au
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