Schoolgirl with spyglass.
Primary Artist
Charles Blackman (1928–2018)
Title
Date made
1953
Place made
Melbourne Technical College, Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
24.2 x 27.0 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
25.5 x 38.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state?
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.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower left of image in blue ballpoint pen, 'Blackman'.
not dated
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
30941
Accession number
77.32
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