A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF SILKSCREEN PRINTS Arthouse Gallery Thurs April 18 Sat May 11 Arthouse Gallery is delighted to present this unique and iconic series of limited edition silkscreen prints by Charles Blackman, regarded as one of Australia s most original and significant figurative artists. This exhibition marks an important occasion as it is the first time that all four superb print suites, Blackman s Gardens, Schoolgirls, Girls and Flowers, and 70th Birthday Celebration will be displayed in a major exhibition. The wonderful, dream-like imagery of Blackmans Alice in Wonderland series and the intimate sense of tenderness and innocence of his acclaimed Schoolgirl series have been captured in these print suite portfolios. His familiar subjects: women, young girls and cats appear in windows and doorways, and in enchanted gardens, demonstrating his power to make a single image - sometimes sparse, sometimes austere - strong in power and suggestion. These collections of prints are inspired by some of Blackman s greatest and most iconic works painted over the last 5 decades. The images remain so powerful and relevant to the world today. Ali Yeldham These four rare collections of prints were printed in the 1990 s and early 2000 s in collaboration between Charles Blackman and Master Printmaker Michelle Perry. The Blackman Trust has made available from their collection, a small number of the limited-edition complete print suite portfolios and individual original pieces, to be sold in this exhibition. This is a great opportunity to add these remarkable works by one of Australia s most popular and acclaimed artists to your collection.
The Schoolgirls were Charles Blackman s most iconic series of paintings. Created early in his painting life (1953/54) they were to become his first haunting series that forever marked the birth of his true genius. His schoolgirls were the first paintings in Australia to brilliantly give form to what is essentially an invisible emotion. Uniformed schoolgirls, ordered and regimented, placed in urban settings with menacing overtones were the vehicles through which Blackman explored the themes of vulnerability and emotion, combined with the wonderment and fantasy of Childhood. For him they were obsessive images with a certain ambiguity. The emphasis was psychological with an inner, emotive strength. The contrast of line and shadow, innocence, playfulness and menace were all portrayed with an acute graphic quality that is synonymous with the greatness of Charles Blackman. BLACKMAN SCHOOLGIRLS is a suite of five silkscreen prints limited to an edition of 75 plus artist proof. The suite was conceived and published by Nadine Amadio & Charles Blackman & was printed by Michelle Perry at Marnling Press, Sydney, & bound in solander boxes handmade by Wayne Stock. The paper used throughout is Velin Arches, 270 gsm & the paper size is 75 x 105cm. Individual titles & image sizes are as follows: FALLEN SCHOOLGIRL THE SHADOW THERE WAS HIDING SCHOOLGIRL SCHOOLGIRL JUMPING 605 x 800mm 630 x 780mm 570 x 780mm 640 x 810mm 600 x 745mm One complete set available Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Fallen Schoolgirl limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 18/75 75 x 105cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman The Shadow limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 18/75 75 x 105cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman There Was limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 18/75 75 x 105cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Hiding Schoolgirl limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 18/75 75 x 105cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Schoolgirl Jumping ed. 18 limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 18/75 75 x 105cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
This collection of five iconic images by Charles Blackman was translated into stunning suites of silkscreen prints by artist printmaker Michelle Perry at Marnling Press, Sydney in 1998. The portfolio was conceived and published by Nadine Amadio, together with Charles Blackman, as a celebration of his 70th birthday and an homage to his lifetime in Australian art. This collection is limited to all editions of 70 and bound in portfolios hand made by Wayne Stock. The paper is VELIN ARCHES, 270 GSM, 105 x 75cm. Image sizes vary as follows: GOLDEN ALICE FLOATING SCHOOLGIRL PINK NIGHTMARE MEMORIES ALICE IN THE GARDEN 825 x 580mm 590 x 795mm 715 x 570mm 740 x 590mm 570 x 780mm Two complete sets available Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles blackman Golden Alice limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 42/70 105 x 75cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Floating Schoolgirl limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 42/70 75 x 105cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Pink Nightmare limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 42/70 105 x 75cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles blackman Memories limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 42/70 105 x 75cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Alice in the Garden limited edition silkscreen print Ed: 42/70 75 x 105cm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $16,500 (framed)
Unlike any gardens in our daily life, the gardens painted by Charles Blackman are the lost domains of his childhood and their flowers are the fruits of his imagination. His companion is often a white cat or perhaps the white cat is Blackman himself, in yet another guise. BLACKMAN S GARDENS is a suite of six screenprints limited to an edition of 80 plus artist s proofs. The suite was conceived and published by Charles Blackman and Nadine Amadio. Printing by Michelle Perry at Marnling Press, Sydney, the suite is bound in solander boxes handmade by Wayne Stock. The paper used throughout is Velin Arches, 270gsm. Paper size is 75 x 105cm. Individual images sizes are as follows: IKEBANA RED GARDEN WHITE CAT S GARDEN BUTTERFLIES PATH MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM FIFTY FLOWERS 460 x 875mm 600 x 845mm 565 x 890mm 505 x 845mm 395 x 855mm 760 x 600mm Complete Print Suite Portfolio $12,500 (framed) Individual Prints $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Ikebana limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 106cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Red Garden limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 106cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman White Cat s Garden limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 106cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Butterflies Path limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 106cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Midsummer Night s Dream limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 106cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Fifty Flowers limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 106cm $2,500 (framed)
Girls & Flowers are two of the symbols that Blackman has always used to express the feminine in his world of images. His haunting and enchanting images of women and girls absorbed in daydreams or games have an enduring appeal. This collection includes images which have been inspired by some of Blackmans most celebrated paintings from the Schoolgirl and Alice in Wonderland series. Young girls and women, appear in windows and doorways and in enchanted gardens. He probes the delicate world of human relationships and speaks tenderly of loss of innocence, love and grief and the joy of dreams and memories. This suite of 6 limited edition screen prints by Charles Blackman was printed by Michelle Perry at Marnling Press, Sydney, on Verlin Arches 250 gsm paper. The paper size is 56 x 76cm & the suite is bound in portfolios hand-made by Wayne Stock. The edition limited to 80 prints all of which are signed & numbered by the artist in pencil with the printers chop on the lower left hand corner. Complete Print Suite Portfolio $12,500 (framed) Individual Prints $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Girl Listening to Music limited edition silkscreen print 56 x 76cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Girl with Plaits limited edition silkscreen print 56 x 76cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Quartette limited edition silkscreen print 56 x 76cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Transformation limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 56cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Schoolgirls limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 56cm $2,500 (framed)
Charles Blackman Alice and Flowers limited edition silkscreen print 76 x 56cm $2,500 (framed)
Individual Prints
charles Blackman All on a Summer s Day (55/90) limited edition lithographic print 100 x 70cm $5,990 (framed)
charles Blackman Butterfly Diary (AP) limited edition print 57 x 77cm $1,650
charles Blackman Unicorn and magic garden (1/4) limited edition etching 56 x 76cm $2,500
charles Blackman Papillon (AP) limited edition etching 66 x 54cm $2,600
charles Blackman Girl with Trumpet Lilies (24/40) limited edition collograph 111 x 89cm $5,000 (framed)
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