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Gerard Dillon (1916-1971)
WASHER WOMEN, 1948
watercolour
signed and dated lower right
9.75 by 13.50in. (24.77 by 34.29cm)
In the summer of 1947 Dillon was invited to
Italy by Pino Sagliettu, where he stayed in his
family home in Borgotaro in the North. It was
his first visit to mainland Europe and the
Italian way of life fascinated the artist.While
there he visited Florence, Lucca and Parma.
For further reading see:White, James, Gerard
Dillon, An Illustrated Biography, Wolfhound
Press, Dublin, 1994, p.58-61
€1,500-€2,500 (£1,300-£2,100 approx.)
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Gerard Dillon (1916-1971)
RIVER BOYNE, 1943
watercolour
signed and dated lower left
10.75 by 14.75in. (27.31 by 37.47cm)
€1,500- €2,500 (£1,300-£2,100 approx.)
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Gerard Dillon (1916-1971)
CONNEMARA, 1947
watercolour
signed and dated lower left; inscribed in
pencil on reverse “Landscape in Ireland”
9.75 by 13.50in. (24.77 by 34.29cm)
€1,500- €2,500 (£1,300-£2,100 approx.)