Derek Hill
"Derek Hill first visited Tory Island - off the Donegal coast in Northwest Ireland - in 1956. And was captivated by the landscape and its light. He rented a hut there where he painted for weeks at a stretch during the summer months. The islanders were curious about his work and how he created it and soon Hill found himself working with, and teaching, some of the naive local artists. Thus, the Tory Island Painters group was set up, which included Patsy Dan Rodgers, Antóin Meenan and James Dixon among others. www.whytes.ie The king who lived here was Pádraig Mac Ruairí (Patrick Rodgers) who was the island's king before Patsy Dan. Pádraig was known as Pádraig Pháidí Bhig and the house is Teach Pháidí Bhig. The original king's son, Paul, lives in this house with his wife, Mary to the present day. Rí Thoraí (King of Tory) was an unofficial honorary title given him by the islanders as recognition of his work in promoting the island and its unique culture. Thus, Hill gives his depiction of the Rodgers' home as The King's House. www.whytes.ie
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'THE KING'S HOUSE, TORY ISLAND, COUNTY DONEGAL'
- Price Realised: €10,000
- Sale: 27 February 2017
- oil on canvas
- 35½ x 28½in. (90.17 x 72.39cm)
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'AT GLEN, circa 1947'
- Price Realised: €9,000
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- original exhibition label on reverse
- 37 by 31cm., 14.5 by 12.2in.
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'TOR MOR'
- Price Realised: €6,200
- Sale: 18 November 2003
- oil on canvas
- 71 by 122cm., 28 by 48in.
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'VIEW OVER DONEGAL FROM TORY ISLAND, 1981'
- Price Realised: €5,000
- Sale: 29 May 2023
- oil on board
- 9 x 20in. (22.86 x 50.80cm)
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'ROUGH SEA, CLASSIEBAWN, COUNTY SLIGO'
- Price Realised: €3,400
- Sale: 07 December 2020
- oil on board
- 6¾ x 10¼in. (17.15 x 26.04cm)
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'TORY FROM MY HUT ON A GREY STILL MORNING, 1996'
- Price Realised: €2,200
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- oil on board
- 7½ x 19½in. (19.05 x 49.53cm)
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'PREFABS AT BLACKHEATH, c. 1956'
- Price Realised: €2,000
- Sale: 27 September 2021
- oil on canvas
- 25 x 14in. (63½ x 35.56cm)
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'AUTUMN WINDOW'
- Price Realised: €1,900
- Sale: 02 March 2009
- oil on card
- 22 by 17cm., 8.5 by 6.75in.
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'WICKLOW HILLS FROM RUSSBOROUGH, 1958'
- Price Realised: €1,800
- Sale: 14 March 2011
- oil on board
- 14 by 23cm., 5.5 by 9.25in.
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'MONTE CECERI, I, 1953'
- Price Realised: €1,500
- Sale: 30 November 2009
- oil on board
- 23 by 32cm., 9 by 12.5in.
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'PORTRAIT OF GRACE DIXON'
- Price Realised: €500
- Sale: 14 March 2011
- pastel on tinted paper
- 42 by 41cm., 16.5 by 16in.
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'Four letters to John Hewitt, circa 1955'
- Price Realised: €370
- Sale: 27 May 2006