Micheal Farrell
Born in Kells, Co. Meath in 1940, Micheal Farrell attended St. Martin's School of Art from 1956 to 1960 where he obtained his National Diploma in Drawing and Painting. He lived mainly in England and France for the remainder of his life, though Irish history, identity and current affairs continued to drive his work. He produced paintings, drawing and print, with multiple techniques and literary and comic allusions. www.whytes.ie He won many international awards in his career including the MacAuley Fellowship in 1996 as well as the Biennale des Jeunes award in Paris. He exhibited widely in the Armidal Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia; C.T.T., Brussels, 1987; Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, 1993 as well as with the Dawson and then Taylor galleries in Dublin. A retrospective of his work (1953 - 1978) was held at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin in 1979. Farrell was elected a member of Aosdána in 1987. In the later years of his career Joyce was a constant theme of his work. Farrell died in France in 2000 after a long battle with cancer. www.whytes.ie
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'RED DIAMOND'
- Price Realised: €9,000
- Sale: 21 September 2004
- oil on board
- 122 by 122cm., 48 by 48in.
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'STUDY, MISS O'MURPHY, 1977'
- Price Realised: €8,200
- Sale: 26 November 2007
- watercolour and pencil on paper
- 56 by 76cm., 22 by 30in.
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'A SHORTER HISTORY OF IRELAND'
- Price Realised: €5,400
- Sale: 30 November 2004
- oil and acrylic on canvas
- 104 by 84cm., 41 by 33in.
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'FAMINE SERIES- NATURE MORTE IRELAND, 1846 - THIS IS NOT FAMINE, BUT ORGANISED STARVATION, 1996'
- Price Realised: €4,800
- Sale: 03 March 2025
- oil on canvas; (unframed)
- 45 x 66in. (114.30 x 167.64cm)
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'CITRON PRESSÉ SERIES, PALE GREEN, 1970'
- Price Realised: €4,800
- Sale: 02 December 2024
- oil on canvas; (unframed)
- 52¼ x 54¼in. (132.72 x 137.80cm)
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'A SHORTER HISTORY OF IRELAND (SET OF EIGHT)'
- Price Realised: €3,800
- Sale: 12 June 2005
- folio of eight etchings with aquatint, plus eight sheets of letterpress and a title-page, loose-bound in original box (no. 11 from an edition of 80)
- 36 by 36cm., 14 by 14in.
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'A PAIR OF WORKS FROM THE MISS O'MURPHY SERIES and THE LITTLE TENT OF BLUE THAT SOMETIMES PRISONERS CALL THE SKY'
- Price Realised: €3,800
- Sale: 27 April 2004
- lithographs, unframed (3)
- 56 by 75cm., 22 by 29.5in.
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'A SHORTER HISTORY OF IRELAND'
- Price Realised: €3,200
- Sale: 18 May 2009
- watercolour and pencil
- 76 by 56cm., 30 by 22in.
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'A SHORTER HISTORY, 1982'
- Price Realised: €3,000
- Sale: 06 December 2008
- folio of eight etchings with aquatint, plus eight sheets of letterpress in green linen clamshell case
- 36 by 36cm., 14 by 14in.
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'PRESSÉ'
- Price Realised: €2,900
- Sale: 24 November 2014
- oil on canvas
- 36 x 89½in. (91.44 x 227.33cm)
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'JOYCE ET PICASSO AU CAFE DE FLORE, 1992'
- Price Realised: €2,800
- Sale: 21 February 2006
- aquatint and lithograph (no. 13 from an edition of 25)
- 84 by 56cm., 33 by 22in.
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'CITRON PRESSÉ WITH GREEN, 1971'
- Price Realised: €2,500
- Sale: 24 November 2014
- oil on canvas
- 48 x 69½in. (121.92 x 176.53cm)
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'A SHORTER HISTORY, 1982'
- Price Realised: €2,500
- Sale: 18 May 2009
- folio of eight etchings with aquatint, plus eight sheets of letterpress in green linen clamshell case
- 36 by 36cm., 14 by 14in.
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'MISS O'MURPHY D'APRES BOUCHER'
- Price Realised: €2,400
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- pencil
- 48 by 64cm., 19 by 25in.
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'THE DERRY AIRE, 1979'
- Price Realised: €2,300
- Sale: 25 April 2006
- signed and dated lower right
- 61 by 48cm., 24 by 19in.
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'PORTRAIT OF JAMES JOYCE, NOVEMBER 1990'
- Price Realised: €2,200
- Sale: 27 May 2013
- pencil, watercolour and chalk pastel on paper
- 38.75 by 26.5in., 96.875 by 66.25cm.
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'MADONNA IRLANDA (MISS O'MURPHY), 1976'
- Price Realised: €2,100
- Sale: 02 December 2024
- charcoal, coloured pencils and wash
- 18¼ x 24½in. (46.36 x 62.23cm)
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'UN ARTISTE PEINTRE, 1978'
- Price Realised: €2,000
- Sale: 31 May 2021
- pencil, gouache and watercolour
- 22¼ x 30in. (56.52 x 76.20cm)
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'THE LAST BUT ONE MYTHICAL HIBERNIAN FIGHTING THE BULL, 1994/95'
- Price Realised: €2,000
- Sale: 04 March 2019
- pencil, pastel and watercolour
- 46 x 44in. (116.84 x 111.76cm)
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'A SHORTER HISTORY, 1982 (SET OF EIGHT)'
- Price Realised: €2,000
- Sale: 28 September 2009
- etchings with aquatint, plus eight sheets of letterpress
- 36 by 36cm., 14 by 14in.
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'UN ARTISTE PEINTRE, 1978'
- Price Realised: €1,900
- Sale: 27 November 2017
- pencil, gouache and watercolour
- 22¼ x 30in. (56.52 x 76.20cm)
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'THE LAST HIBERNIAN FIGHTING THE BULL'
- Price Realised: €1,900
- Sale: 22 February 2005
- lithograph
- 117 by 107cm., 46 by 42in.
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'FIRST REAL IRISH POLITICAL PICTURE SERIES, MISS O'MURPHY, 1977'
- Price Realised: €1,700
- Sale: 03 March 2025
- pencil and watercolour
- 22 x 29½in. (55.88 x 74.93cm)
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'MISS O'MURPHY, THE VERY FIRST REAL IRISH POLITICAL PICTURE SERIES, 1977'
- Price Realised: €1,600
- Sale: 02 October 2023
- watercolour with gouache over pencil on buff-coloured paper
- 19½ x 25½in. (49.53 x 64.77cm)
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'PORTRAIT OF JAMES JOYCE, NOVEMBER 1990'
- Price Realised: €1,600
- Sale: 28 March 2022
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pencil, watercolour and chalk pastel
- 38¾ x 26½in. (98.43 x 67.31cm)
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'CAFÉ TRISTE, 1981'
- Price Realised: €1,500
- Sale: 02 December 2024
- watercolour and gouache
- 30 x 22in. (76.20 x 55.88cm)
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'ABSTRACT IN BLUE AND BLACK (WITH TWO OTHERS)'
- Price Realised: €1,500
- Sale: 17 February 2004
- silkscreen print; number 24 from an edition of 50
- 42 by 46cm., 16.5 by 18in.
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'FIRST REAL IRISH POLITICAL PICTURE, MISS BRIDGIT O' MURPHY D'APRES BOUCHER BOUCHERIE A LA MODE IRLANDAISE, 1978'
- Price Realised: €1,400
- Sale: 26 September 2022
- watercolour
- 22½ x 30in. (57.15 x 76.20cm)