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Rain 1959
Charles Blackman (Australian, 1928–2018) · 1959
A$70,760 price realized incl. premium
≈ $56,224≈ £36,789≈ €51,455
Hammer A$58,000 · with buyer’s premium A$70,760
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil and enamel paint on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'CHARLES BLACKMAN / MARCH 1959' upper right; signed and inscribed '"RAIN" / BLACKMAN' verso frame: original, maker unknown
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 61.3 x 61.3 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- The David Clarke AO Collection of Australian Art | Important Australian Art (AU0795)
- Date
- April 28, 2015
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 48
- Estimate
- A$40,000 – A$50,000 (≈ $31,783 – $39,729) (≈ £20,796 – £25,996) (≈ €29,087 – €36,359)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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