John Noel Smith
Born in Dublin, John Noel Smith studied at the School of Art, Dun Laoghaire, 1971-76. In 1980 he moved to Berlin where he spent the next twenty-two years, before returning to Ireland and settling in Gorey, Co. Wexford, where he currently lives and works. He has had numerous solo exhibitions throughout his career including one in the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1990 and the RHA in 2002. He works with bold colours and shapes on richly textured surfaces, often exploring the ancient language of Ogham.
-
'OGHAM SERIES, 1999'
- Price Realised: 12,500
- Sale: 28 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 70 by 80cm., 27.5 by 31.5in.
-
'OGHAM, 1997'
- Price Realised: 6,000
- Sale: 09 November 2006
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 41cm., 12 by 16in.
-
'DIPTYCH, 2004'
- Price Realised: 4,800
- Sale: 17 September 2007
- oil on canvas
- 51 by 30cm., 20 by 12in.
-
'UNTITLED FIELD PAINTING, 2007 (DIPTYCH)'
- Price Realised: 4,000
- Sale: 02 March 2009
- oil on canvas
- 70 by 41cm., 27.5 by 16in.
-
'SNOW OGHAM, 1998'
- Price Realised: 3,800
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- oil on canvas
- 135 by 135cm., 53 by 53in.
-
'KNOTS, DIPTYCH III (THIS AIN'T NO SHAMBOLIC AFFAIR SERIES), 1997'
- Price Realised: 3,400
- Sale: 16 September 2019
- oil on canvas
- 90½ x 150in. (229.87 x 381cm)
-
![U.F.P. [UNTITLED FIELD PAINTING] 2005 by John Noel Smith sold for 3,200 at Whyte's Auctions](/images/archive/20140526/112.jpg "U.F.P. [UNTITLED FIELD PAINTING] 2005 by John Noel Smith sold for 3,200 at Whyte's Auctions")
'U.F.P. [UNTITLED FIELD PAINTING] 2005'
- Price Realised: 3,200
- Sale: 26 May 2014
- oil on canvas; (diptych)
- 78.5 by 35.75in., 196.25 by 89.375cm.
-
'UNITED FIELD PAINTING, 2006'
- Price Realised: 2,600
- Sale: 29 May 2017
- oil on canvas
- 20 x 12in. (50.80 x 30.48cm)
-
'UNTITLED FIELD PAINTING (DIPTYCH) 2004'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 25 May 2020
- oil on canvas; (unframed)
- 12 x 20in. (30.48 x 50.80cm)
-
'STANDING STONES I'
- Price Realised: 1,500
- Sale: 01 October 2018
- oil on linen
- 56 x 52in. (142.24 x 132.08cm)
-
'LILIFORM, UNIDENTIFIED FIELD PAINTING, 2008 (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 1,000
- Sale: 27 May 2019
- oil on canvas laid on board; (2)
- 12 x 8in. (30.48 x 20.32cm)
-
'COLLECTION OF PASTELS, 2004 (SET OF FOURTEEN)'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 02 December 2019
- pastel; (14)
- 10 x 12Ύin. (25.40 x 32.39cm)
-
'OGHAM, 2007'
- Price Realised: 210
- Sale: 25 July 2022
- pastel
- 7½ x 8½in. (19.05 x 21.59cm)
-
'KNOTS, 2004'
- Price Realised: 130
- Sale: 01 July 2024
- pastel
- 9Ό x 7½in. (23½ x 19.05cm)
-
'KNOTS'
- Price Realised: 120
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- oil pastel on paper
- 12 x 8Ύin. (30.48 x 22.23cm)