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Paul Henry
KEEL VILLAGE,
oil on canvas
signed lower le
18 by 20in. (45.
Provenance:
Private collecti
Adam’s, 28 May
Whence purcha
Exhibited:
‘Paintings by M
Russell (AE), Lei
Literature:
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Peter Curling (b. 1955)
MAIDEN HURDLE, CLONMEL, COUNTY TIPPERARY oil on canvas signed lower left;
with Tryon Gallery [London] label on reverse 32 by 38in. (81.28 by 96.52cm)
The present work is an early example by Irelandʼs foremost equestrian artist painted
shortly after he moved to Tipperary. Here he employs artistic license in his choice of
backdrop - the imposing Slievenamon (in the northeast of Clonmel in the south of the
County) - and demonstrates his early mastery of the contre-jour technique. Of the jockeys
depicted, only one represents a specific portrait, that of Willy Mullins (second rider from
the right) who remains a good friend of the artist.
Maiden Hurdle, Clonmel was included in an equestrian themed group show at The Tryon
Gallery, London founded by sporting and wildlife art advocate Aylmer Tryon. Tryon was
instrumental in promoting and encouraging Curling from an early age and Maiden Hurdle,
Clonmel was used to advertise the exhibition in Country Life magazine and other
publications at the time.
For another example by this artist see lot 155.
€15,000-€20,000 (£12,610-£16,810 approx.)
