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Charles Tyrrell ( b.1950)
UNTITLED, 1981
oil over acrylic and mixed media on wood
signed, inscribed and dated on reverse; with
inscribed Taylor Galleries exhibition label on
reverse
39 by 39in. (99.06 by 99.06cm)
Provenance:
Taylor Galleries, Dublin
Exhibited:
‘Charles Tyrrell, paintings + drawings’, Taylor
Galleries, Dublin, 19 June - 4 July, 1981,
catalogue no. 9
The artist’s inscription on reverse reads,
“reworked in oil March 2003 Charles Tyrrell ‘03”.
The National Irish Visual Artist’s Library’s [NIVAL]
copy of this exhibition catalogue records that
paintings numbered “4” and “8” (diptych) from
this series were purchased by AIB. Untitled, 1981
is an example of the artist’s early work after
graduating from the National College of Art and
Design in 1974. It shows the infuence of his
trips to the United States in both its subject
matter and scale, both of which were a break
from the norm for Irish audiences at the time. In
his note in May 2010, Aidan Dunne remarked
on the artist’s distinctive style in reference to
Slow Turn, 1987, formerly in the O’Driscoll
collection.
“He developed a personal, grid-based pictorial
vocabulary based on rhythmic subdivisions of
the picture plane, combining textural painting
with lines, angles and arcs...”
€5,000-€7,000 (£4,098-£5,737 approx).
WHYTESS I N C E 1 7 8 3
, The Jim O’Driscoll Collection
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Felim Egan ( b.1952)
UNTITLED, 1986
oil with mixed media element on canvas
signed and dated on reverse
36 by 36in. (91.44 by 91.44cm)
€2,000-€3,000 (£1,639-£2,459 approx).