Primary Artist

Charles Blackman (1928–2018)

Title

Evening primrose. [Figure by fence.]

Date made

1953

Place made

Melbourne Technical College, Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two plates (red, brown)

Matrix size

24.5 x 30.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove lithographic paper

Support size

25.2 x 32.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

working state

Impression

undesignated proof (red and brown plates, figure blocked out)

Production notes

no edition known; proofs only?

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower centre within image in blue ballpoint pen, 'Blackman'.
not dated.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

30942

Accession number

77.321.1

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 11, 1977/78 (1977-07-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Blackman, Charles. | (1928–2018) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

25 Jun 2026