Charles Whedon Rain Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Charles Whedon Rain Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 16, 2023
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) Warwick East, New York, 1948 oil on masonite board signed Rain, lower right titled, dated, and inscribed to verso 18 x 24 inches. Exhibited: The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1959.
Hindman
Aug. 13, 2022
CHARLES RIVER NEW ENGLANDER HOODED RAIN JACKET, SZ-L
Est: -
EXCELLENT WORN CONDITION
Lakelands Auction Service
Jun. 25, 2022
Charles Loloma, Sai-astasana (Zuni Rain Priest) Katsina
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Charles Loloma (Hopi, 1921 - 1991) Sai-astasana (Zuni Rain Priest) Katsina colored pencil on paper signed lower right: loloma
Santa Fe Art Auction
Jun. 25, 2022
Charles Whedon Rain (American/Tennessee, 1911)
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American/Tennessee, 1911-1985), "Chinese White", 1959, oil on masonite, signed lower right, signed, titled, dated and inscribed "New York" en verso, sight 23 1/2 in. x 19 1/2 in., framed. Exh.: Remembering Charles Rain: Selected Works from 1933-1973, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Mar. 25 - May 25, 2004 and listed in the accompanying catalogue, cat. 22, p. 34.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 25, 2022
Charles Whedon Rain (American/Tennessee, 1911)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American/Tennessee, 1911-1985), "Night Music", 1950/59, oil on masonite, signed lower right, signed, titled, dated and inscribed "New York" en verso, pencil-inscribed with artist on reverse of frame, sight 17 1/2 in. x 28 1/2 in., framed. Exh.: Remembering Charles Rain: Selected Works from 1933-1973, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Mar. 25 - May 25, 2004 and listed in the accompanying catalogue, cat. 13, p. 26. Note: Charles Rain’s artistic career spanned over five decades with an oeuvre that often defies traditional art historical categorization. His most celebrated works are photorealistic paintings of landscapes and still lifes, which he injected with his own imprint of surrealism to become quintessential examples of the magic realist style. He was quoted as saying: “My aim is to record…the view of one individual – what I see and what I imagine – in the methods of what may be called romantic or magic realism.” Born in Tennessee, Rain was raised in Nebraska and attended the Art Institute of Chicago for several years prior to traveling to Europe in 1933. While in Berlin, he was greatly inspired by a viewing of “Portrait of Ugolino Martelli” by Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572), and Bronzino’s classic technique of under-painting and glazing would stay with Rain throughout his life. Upon returning to New York, Rain was featured in a 1935 solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery, which was not well received by critics and led to the artist undertaking a short break from painting. While designing costumes for the New York City Ballet during this time period, Rain met photographer George Platt Lynes, who, along with Lincoln Kirstein, Monroe Wheeler and Paul Cadmus, became part of Rain’s sophisticated and artistic circle of friends. Curator Daphne Anderson Deeds described the assemblage as: “…members of a closely knit homosexual group…much of their work includes encoded imagery referring to their private cliquish world.” In “Night Music” and “Chinese White” offered here, Rain presents an original, surrealistic vision by combining his interests in the symbology that permeates popular culture with his own ideology and placing them within a mysterious context. As a result of the artist’s desire for perfection, his surviving body of work is smaller than most – each a treasured and complex glimpse into Rain’s unique ideas and endless imagination. Ref.: Deeds, Daphne Anderson. “Charles Rain: A Singular Realist.” Remembering Charles Rain: Selected Works from 1933-1973. New Haven: Yale University, 2004, pp. 7-15.
Neal Auction Company
May. 30, 2021
attrib. Charles Rain In Green Pasture Painting
Est: $200 - $300
attributed RAIN, Charles Wheedon, (American, 1911-1985): "In Green Pasture", landscape with cows, Oil/Canvas, signed lower right, 9" x 13", shadowbox framed 17" x 21" x 3.25".
Amero Auctions
Feb. 09, 2021
Charles Whedon Rain (American 1911 - 1985) Oil on artist board, Surrealistic style Portrait with butterfly's, dated May 1941, signed Rain lower right, canvas is 17-3/4 x 15 inches
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American 1911 - 1985) Oil on artist board, Surrealistic style Portrait with butterfly's, dated May 1941, signed Rain lower right, canvas is 17-3/4 x 15 inches
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Nov. 20, 2020
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985)
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) , "Violets", 1965, oil on masonite, signed lower right, signed, titled, dated, inscribed "New York" and "Banfer Gallery" label with artist, title and date en verso, 12 in. x 18 in., framed . Provenance: Banfer Gallery, New York; Collection of Dr. Isidore Cohn, Jr. (1921-2015), New Orleans
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 12, 2020
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985)
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) , "Glass", 1965, oil on masonite, signed lower right, signed, titled, dated and inscribed "New York" en verso, 12 in. x 18 in., framed Provenance: Banfer Gallery, New York; Collection of Dr. Isidore Cohn, Jr. (1921-2015), New Orleans. Exh.: Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, Remembering Charles Rain, Selected Works from 1933-1973, March 25 -May 25, 2004, and listed in the accompanying catalogue as no. 27, p. 38. Note: Charles Rains artistic career spanned over five decades with an oeuvre that often defies traditional art historical categorization. His most celebrated works are photorealistic paintings of landscapes and still lifes, which he injected with his own imprint of surrealism to become quintessential examples of the magic realist style. He was quoted as saying: My aim is to recordthe view of one individual what I see and what I imagine in the methods of what may be called romantic or magic realism. Born in Tennessee, Rain was raised in Nebraska and attended the Art Institute of Chicago for several years prior to traveling to Europe in 1933. While in Berlin, he was greatly inspired by a viewing of Portrait of Ugolino Martelliof by Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572), and Bronzinos classic technique of under-painting and glazing would stay with Rain throughout his life. Upon returning to New York, Rain was featured in a 1935 solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery, which was not well received by critics and led to the artist undertaking a short break from painting. While designing costumes for the New York City Ballet during this time period, Rain met photographer George Platt Lynes, who, along with Lincoln Kirstein, Monroe Wheeler and Paul Cadmus, became part of Rains sophisticated and artistic circle of friends. Curator Daphne Anderson Deeds described the assemblage as: members of a closely knit homosexual groupmuch of their work includes encoded imagery referring to their private cliquish world. In Prophecy offered here, one can see the linear precision and realistic rendering indicative of Rains style merging with otherworldly imagery. An all-seeing eye at the center of the composition radiates with light from a pyramid of tarot cards, surrounded by astrological signs. The faces of the tarot cards are painted in meticulous detail so that each one could be interpreted as an individual work of art. Rain presents an original, surrealistic vision by combining his interests in the symbology that permeates popular culture with his own ideology and placing them within a mysterious context. As a result of the artists desire for perfection, his surviving body of work is smaller than most each a treasured and complex glimpse into Rains unique ideas and endless imagination. Ref.: Deeds, Daphne Anderson. Charles Rain: A Singular Realist. Remembering Charles Rain: Selected Works from 1933-1973. New Haven: Yale University, 2004, pp. 7-15.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 12, 2020
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) , "Violets", 1965, oil on masonite, signed lower right, signed, titled, dated and inscribed "New York" en verso, "Banfer Gallery" label with artist, title and date en verso, 12 in. x 18 in., framed Provenance: Banfer Gallery, New York; Collection of Dr. Isidore Cohn, Jr. (1921-2015), New Orleans.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 12, 2020
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) , "The Sun", 1963, oil on masonite, signed, titled, dated and inscribed "New York" en verso, 16 in. x 20 in., framed . Provenance: Banfer Gallery, New York; Collection of Dr. Isidore Cohn, Jr. (1921-2015), New Orleans.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 12, 2020
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) , "Prophecy", 1967, oil on masonite, signed lower right, signed, titled, dated and inscribed "New York" en verso, 20 in. x 15 in., framed . Provenance: Banfer Gallery, New York; Collection of Dr. Isidore Cohn, Jr. (1921-2015), New Orleans. Exh.: Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, Remembering Charles Rain, Selected Works from 1933-1973, March 25-May 25 , 2004, and listed in the accompanying catalogue as no. 29, p. 39, cover illustration. Note: Charles Rains artistic career spanned over five decades with an oeuvre that often defies traditional art historical categorization. His most celebrated works are photorealistic paintings of landscapes and still lifes, which he injected with his own imprint of surrealism to become quintessential examples of the magic realist style. He was quoted as saying: My aim is to recordthe view of one individual what I see and what I imagine in the methods of what may be called romantic or magic realism. Born in Tennessee, Rain was raised in Nebraska and attended the Art Institute of Chicago for several years prior to traveling to Europe in 1933. While in Berlin, he was greatly inspired by a viewing of Portrait of Ugolino Martelliof by Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572), and Bronzinos classic technique of under-painting and glazing would stay with Rain throughout his life. Upon returning to New York, Rain was featured in a 1935 solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery, which was not well received by critics and led to the artist undertaking a short break from painting. While designing costumes for the New York City Ballet during this time period, Rain met photographer George Platt Lynes, who, along with Lincoln Kirstein, Monroe Wheeler and Paul Cadmus, became part of Rains sophisticated and artistic circle of friends. Curator Daphne Anderson Deeds described the assemblage as: members of a closely knit homosexual groupmuch of their work includes encoded imagery referring to their private cliquish world. In Prophecy offered here, one can see the linear precision and realistic rendering indicative of Rains style merging with otherworldly imagery. An all-seeing eye at the center of the composition radiates with light from a pyramid of tarot cards, surrounded by astrological signs. The faces of the tarot cards are painted in meticulous detail so that each one could be interpreted as an individual work of art. Rain presents an original, surrealistic vision by combining his interests in the symbology that permeates popular culture with his own ideology and placing them within a mysterious context. As a result of the artists desire for perfection, his surviving body of work is smaller than most each a treasured and complex glimpse into Rains unique ideas and endless imagination. Ref.: Deeds, Daphne Anderson. Charles Rain: A Singular Realist. Remembering Charles Rain: Selected Works from 1933-1973. New Haven: Yale University, 2004, pp. 7-15.
Neal Auction Company
Oct. 20, 2017
Charles Lindsay photograph on paper and book Mentawai Shaman Keeper of the Rain Forest
Est: $200 - $400
Charles Lindsay photograph on paper and book Mentawai Shaman Keeper of the Rain Forest, photograph "Ukkui, Spirits of the Dead", signed, numbered 1/100 and dated 1992 on verso, sight size 21 1/2" x 14 1/2", frame size 33 1/2" x 27 1/4", book - photographs and journals by Charles Lindsay, an Aperture Book, 1992, First Edition, ISBN: 0893815209
Stephenson's Auction
May. 21, 2010
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) The Sundial Signed "C. Rain" l.r., titled and inscribed "....C. RAIN/JAN 1964/NEW YORK" on...
Est: $600 - $800
Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911-1985) The Sundial Signed "C. Rain" l.r., titled and inscribed "....C. RAIN/JAN 1964/NEW YORK" on the reverse, identified on a label from the Banfer Gallery, New York, and an exhibition label from the Essex County Section National Council of Jewish Women "American Art at Mid Century" affixed to the reverse. Oil on Masonite, 7 7/8 x 10 in. (19.9 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch (including area of signature), fine craquelure.
Skinner
Mar. 02, 2006
Charles Wheedon Rain (1911-1985)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Apple Blossom--Sicily signed 'Rain' (lower right)--signed again, dated and inscribed with title 'APPLE BLOSSOM -SICILY/C.RAIN/SEPT. 1978/NEW YORK, N.Y.' (on the reverse) oil on masonite 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 07, 2003
CHARLES RAIN 1911-1985 COLUMBINE
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
SIGNED AND DATED (MAKER'S MARKS) signed; signed, titled and dated JAN./NEW YORK on the reverse ARTIST'S NATIONALITY American MATERIAL/MEDIUM oil on masonite PUBLISHED CONDITION NOTE Not lined Surface: in good condition; shiny varnish Under Ultra Violet: no apparent inpainting
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