Charles Blackman created the "Schoolgirls series" of artworks using the medium of oil on board between 1952 and 1955. The images created by Blackman typically evoked depictions of uniformed, mostly solitary schoolgirls in suburban settings. In doing so, Blackman was, through his art, arguably exploring his own thoughts on alienation and vulnerability and reflecting societal concern for safety of women through his Schoolgirls series of paintings.
Original paintings from Blackman's Schoolgirl series have been valued and sold in the art market approaching $200,000. They are a definite collector's item.
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Signed by the artist with blind embossed Blackman seal on the lower right, with "P.P" on the lower left.
Charles Blackman | Printers Proof Lithograph | "Schoolgirls In Laneway"
Title: Schoolgirls In Laneway
Artist: Charles Blackman
Medium: Printers Proof (P/P) Lithograph On Paper
Dimensions: (Unframed): | (Image Size): 35 cm x 28 cm | Sheet Size: 41 cm x 33 cm
Signed: Signed by the artist in plate lower right
Edition: Editioned on lower left margin (P/P)
Condition: Excellent condition
Charles Raymond Blackman OBE (12 August 1928 – 20 August 2018) is one of Australias greatest figurative artists.
Blackman studied art at the East Sydney Technical School during 1943-1946.
Blackman received various scholarships which allowed him to travel and paint, including:
- the Helena Rubenstein Travelling Scholarship (1960);
- the Cité des Artes scholarship (1970).
Blackman's artworks are held by a number of public galleries and in private collections.
In 1966, the artist Jon Molvig won the Archibald Prize for his painting of Charles Blackman.