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 zinc plates (blue, black)

Matrix size

24.5 x 30.4 cm (printed image)

Support

cream lithographic paper

Support size

38.3 x 50.9 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

working proof, blue and black plates only

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

no edition known; proofs only

Production notes

The lithographs that Charles Blackman produced at the Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University) in 1953 were not editioned and there is no contemporaneous record of their titles. In 1984 Blackman employed Larry Rawling to reproduce a number of these lithographs (9) as photo-screenprints. Virtually the same size as the originals, each was published titled, signed and numbered in an edition of 75. The 1953 and 1984 publications are often conflated. The title assigned to this work, Evening Primrose', is that given by Blackman in 1984. [Roger Butler, 27 June 2026]

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower centre on printed image in blue ballpoint pen, 'Blackman'.
not dated.
signed lower left corner on printed image in blue ballpoint pen, 'Ch'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

80663

Accession number

77.321.2

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

26 Jun 2026