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| Lot: 41 |
| Camille Souter, HRHA (b.1929) |
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| LONDON AGAIN |
| signed and dated lower right; titled and signed again on reverse |
| oil on paper |
| 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in. |
| Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin |
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| Notes:Camille Souter first came to London in 1948 to train as a nurse. While studying there she took the opportunity to visit as many exhibitions and concerts as possible. It was, she recalls “the most wonderful education I ever had” . When she arrived she still went by the name of Betty Pamela Holmes. By 1951 she had married the Old Vic actor Gordon Souter. Her first husband is said to have nicknamed her “Camille” as an allusion to the tubercular heroine of Alexander Dumas’ La Dame aux Camelias. After completing her nursing studies, she almost immediately began to paint full-time. In London, Betty Pamela Holmes, the nurse, became Camille Souter, the bohemian artist.
During the mid-fifties she left the city, dividing her time between Italy and Ireland. On her way to Italy in 1958, she found herself in “London Again” for a brief three days. This work is almost certainly based on that experience. From a technical perspective the painting is typical of her style at the time. The artist has achieved a range of subtle textures by pressing a sheet of paper or rags against the surface. It is almost an “all-over” painting, in the sense that no one area of the work seems immediately more important than another. As a result the exact representational content remains illusive. The yellow-orange colour at the centre of the work may describe street-lights. The atmosphere is almost reminiscent of T.S. Elliot’s Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and “The yellow fog that rubs its back against the window-panes / The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window panes”. The analogy with a window may not be inappropriate either. A year earlier the artist had produced some views from windows in Dublin. Nevertheless, it is impossible to offer a definitive interpretation.
Quote from an interview with the artist, March 1998.
Garrett Cormican |
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| Estimate: € 7,000-9,000 |
Price Realised: € 8500 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
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| Lot: 42 |
| Patrick Collins, HRHA (1910-1984) |
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| STILL LIFE III |
| signed lower right; original exhibition labels on reverse |
| oil on board |
| 18 by 24cm., 7 by 9.5in. |
| Provenance: Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin;
Mercury Gallery, London;
whence purchased by Alistair McAlpine;
Private collection, Northern Ireland |
| Exhibited: Mercury Gallery, London, February 1968, catalogue no. 17 |
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| Estimate: € 8,000-10,000 |
Price Realised: € 0 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 43 |
| Patrick Scott, HRHA (b.1921) |
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| DISTANT BOG |
| original inscribed label on reverse |
| tempera on canvas |
| 61 by 76cm., 24 by 30in. |
| Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin; Collection of entrepreneurial retailer and art collector, the late Stanley Marcus, Dallas, Texas; Private collection, Northern Ireland |
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| Estimate: € 10,000-12,000 |
Price Realised: € 0 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 44 |
| Brian Bourke, HRHA (b.1936) |
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| LANDSCAPE, FAMINE SERIES |
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| oil on canvas |
| 137 by 112cm., 54 by 44in. |
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| Estimate: € 4,000-5,000 |
Price Realised: € 6000 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 45 |
| Louis le Brocquy, HRHA (b.1916) |
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| STUDY 21 (HEAD OF W.B. YEATS) |
| signed with initials and dated [1975] lower right; original exhibition label on reverse charcoal on paper |
| charcoal on paper |
| 23 by 18cm., 9 by 7in. |
| Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin; Mr J. O'Connor; Private collection, Dublin |
| Exhibited: 'Louis le Brocquy; +A la recherche de W.B. Yeats: Cent Portraits Imaginaires', Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 15 October - 28 November 1976, catalogue no. 21 (label on reverse) |
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| Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 |
Price Realised: € 14000 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
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| Lot: 46 |
| Louis le Brocquy, HRHA (b.1916) |
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| THE TAIN - BATTLE FIELD |
| signed and inscribed with title and edition No.2 on label sewn on reverse |
| Aubusson wool tapestry; Atelier René Douche |
| 182 by 128cm., 71.5 by 50.5 in. |
| Provenance: Taylor Galleries, November 2000 |
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| Literature: Thomas Agnew & Sons, Louis le Brocquy: Aubusson Tapestries, Agnew's, London, 2001, unpaginated (illustrated) |
| Notes:One of a series of 22 tapestries entitled “THE TÁIN”. Issued in a limited edition of 9 plus two artist's proofs. “I hope that these images from Táin Bó Cuailgne, transmuted into the woven forms of tapestry, may be seen as a tribute to the poet Thomas Kinsella, who inspired them and to the devoted publisher and designer, Liam Miller, who gave them their original coherence” – Louis le Brocquy, Aubusson Tapestries, Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, 2001. |
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| Estimate: € 30,000-40,000 |
Price Realised: € 36000 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
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| Lot: 47 |
| Patrick Dolan, (1926-1980) |
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| SUBSTRATA ECHO |
| signed and inscribed on reverse |
| oil and mixed media on hessian |
| 102 by 91cm., 40 by 36in. |
| Provenance: Queen Square Gallery, Leeds (label on reverse) |
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| Notes:Irish-born abstract painter, Dolan studied at the Architectural Association in London in the 1950s and was a friend and associate of Francis Bacon. He later became a senior lecturer at the Cardiff School of Art in Wales and had several solo and joint exhibitions at Gallery 67, Rawlinksy Gallery and the Belgrave Gallery, London. Like so many of the abstract painters of his generation – including Tony O’Malley – he joined the artists’ community in St. Ives, Cornwall in the 1960s, remaining there until his death. |
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| Estimate: € 2,000-3,000 |
Price Realised: € 1900 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
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| Lot: 48 |
| Felim Egan, (b.1952) |
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| GREY DIPTYCH WITH FOUR LINES (I) |
| signed and dated [1983] on reverse |
| acrylic on canvas |
| 81 by 41cm., 32 by 16in. |
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| Exhibited: "Felim Egan", Oliver Dowling Gallery, 27 May - 11 June 1983, catalogue no. 10 (label on reverse) |
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| Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 |
Price Realised: € 3800 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 49 |
| Tony O'Malley, HRHA (1913-2003) |
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| NASSAU, BAHAMAS |
| signed with initials lower right; dated [January 1975] lower left |
| gouache and sand on board |
| 22 by 28cm., 8.5 by 11in. |
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| Estimate: € 6,000-7,000 |
Price Realised: € 5200 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 50 |
| John Shinnors, (b.1950) |
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| DANCE |
| signed both lower left and lower right |
| oil and crayon on board |
| 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in. |
| Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner |
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| Estimate: € 10,000-12,000 |
Price Realised: € 12000 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 51 |
| John Shinnors, (b.1950) |
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| KITES AND CLIFF |
| signed lower left; signed again and dated [1986] lower right; inscribed on reverse |
| oil on board |
| 21 by 23cm., 8.25 by 9in. |
| Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner |
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| Estimate: € 6,000-8,000 |
Price Realised: € 10500 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 52 |
| Seán McSweeney, HRHA (b.1935) |
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| BOGLAND FIELDS and ROUGH GROUND, WICKLOW (A PAIR) |
| both signed and dated [1981] lower left and inscribed and signed again on reverse |
| oil on canvas board |
| 25 by 18cm., 10 by 7in. |
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| Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 |
Price Realised: € 4000 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 53 |
| Seán McSweeney, HRHA (b.1935) |
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| BLUE POOL |
| signed and dated [2001] lower left; inscribed and signed again on reverse |
| oil on board |
| 30 by 41cm., 12 by 16in. |
| Provenance: Taylor Gallery, Belfast |
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| Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 |
Price Realised: € 2800 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 54 |
| Seán McSweeney, HRHA (b.1935) |
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| GREY BOGLAND |
| signed and dated [2002] lower left; inscribed and signed again on reverse |
| oil on board |
| 25 by 30cm., 10 by 12in. |
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| Exhibited: Taylor Galleries, Dublin, October 2002, catalogue no. 8 |
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| Estimate: € 3,000-4,000 |
Price Realised: € 0 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 55 |
| Basil Blackshaw, RHA RUA (b.1932) |
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| ANTRIM LANDSCAPE WITH FALLING LEAVES |
| signed upper left; inscribed and dated [1972] on reverse |
| gouache on board |
| 53 by 77cm., 21 by 30.5in. |
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| Estimate: € 8,000-10,000 |
Price Realised: € 0 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 56 |
| Richard Kingston, RHA (1922-2003) |
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| ELEMENTS OF PORT SALON |
| signed lower right; inscribed on reverse |
| oil on board |
| 76 by 99cm., 30 by 39in. |
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| Estimate: € 8,000-10,000 |
Price Realised: € 9000 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 57 |
| Patrick Leonard, HRHA (b.1918) |
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| GIRLS AT VILLAGE PUMP |
| signed lower right |
| oil on board |
| 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in. |
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| Estimate: € 4,000-5,000 |
Price Realised: € 6500 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 58 |
| James le Jeune, RHA (1910-1983) |
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| ACROSS THE CANAL FROM HERBERT PLACE |
| signed lower left; original exhibition label on reverse |
| oil on board |
| 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in. |
| Provenance: Distinguished Artists Gallery, Dublin |
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| Estimate: € 8,000-10,000 |
Price Realised: € 0 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
| Lot: 59 |
| Thomas Ryan, PPRHA (b.1929) |
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| ARAN MóR |
| signed and inscribed lower right; inscribed and dated [August 1968] on reverse |
| oil on canvas |
| 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in. |
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| Estimate: € 2,000-3,000 |
Price Realised: € 0 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
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| Lot: 60 |
| Colin Middleton, MBE RHA (1910-1983) |
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| GLEN LOUGH |
| signed lower left; inscribed, dated [1976] and signed again on reverse |
| oil on board |
| 61 by 61cm., 24 by 24in. |
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| Notes:With an unfinished work on reverse.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Colin Middleton worked consistently on a series of square format paintings of the Irish landscape, predominantly of Co. Fermanagh and the Mournes. Together with the expressionist paintings of the post-war years, these are arguably the most impressive works of Middleton’s career. Glen Lough dates from towards the end of this period and is imbued with a deep sense of serenity. It has a less directly observational feel than most of the landscapes of this time and a wider tonal range, while the treatment of the image is quite conventional and readable, with a very even spatial recession.
The short, even brushstrokes are reminiscent of Middleton’s 1940s and 1950s landscapes and they build up a surface glistening with light that suggests the physical structure of the landscape with great delicacy. Glen Lough glows with Middleton’s affection for the landscape that he has painted for several decades.
Dickon Hall,
Killinchy, August 2003 |
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| Estimate: € 25,000-35,000 |
Price Realised: € 24000 |
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| Date of Sale: 16 September 2003 |
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