Evening primrose. [Figure by fence.]
![Artist: Blackman, Charles. | Title: Evening primrose. [Figure by fence.] | Date: 1953 | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour inks, from three zinc plates](/media/cache/38/92/389291a771eef84aba4d55f4a2d64fb3.jpg)
Primary Artist
Charles Blackman (1928–2018)
Title
Evening primrose. [Figure by fence.]
Date made
1953Place made
Melbourne Technical College, Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour inks, from three zinc plates
Matrix size
24.5 x 30.4 cm (printed image)
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]
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
30945
Creators
Blackman, Charles. | (1928–2018) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
27 Jun 2026
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 77.323
State
working state
Impression
proof from red, blue and black plates
view detailed information![Artist: Blackman, Charles. | Title: Evening primrose. [Figure by fence.] | Date: 1953 | Technique: lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate](/media/cache/c3/ef/c3ef425f1b6224348a2d4b596738a7d9.jpg)
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 81.131
State
working state
Impression
proof (figure blocked out)
view detailed information![Artist: Blackman, Charles. | Title: Evening primrose. [Figure by fence.] | Date: 1953 | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two zinc plates (blue, black)](/media/cache/32/db/32dbddc818ac69394cffe005418b52ba.jpg)
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 77.321.2
State
working proof, blue and black plates only
Impression
undesignated impression
view detailed information![Artist: Blackman, Charles. | Title: Evening primrose. [Figure by fence.] | Date: 1953 | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two plates (red, brown)](/media/cache/1f/84/1f844f4d6553576ab6b3be08889cbbcd.jpg)
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 77.321.1
State
working state
Impression
undesignated proof (red and brown plates, figure blocked out)
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