CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
Rain 1959
Estimate $40,000 – $50,000
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928
Rain 1959
oil and enamel paint on composition board
signed and dated 'CHARLES BLACKMAN / MARCH 1959' upper right; signed and inscribed '"RAIN" / BLACKMAN' verso
frame: original, maker unknown
61.3 x 61.3 cm
- Lot Sold $58,000 (Hammer Price)
- $70,760 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Mr Kym Bonython, Adelaide
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above
Exhibited
Selections from the Kym Bonython Collection, Adelaide, 27-31 March 1962, no. 3, 'Rainy Afternoon'
Literature
Max Harris, 'The Art Collectors 1: Kym Bonython', Art and Australia, Sydney, Vol. 1, No. 4, February 1964, p. 226 (illustrated), 'Rainy Afternoon'
Ray Matthew, Charles Blackman, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1965, p. 15, 'Rainy Day'
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
AU0795 |
28 Apr 2015 |
Sydney
6.30 PM