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Arthur Armstrong RHA
(1924-1996)
STILL LIFE WITH POTS
oil on board
signed lower left; inscribed with
title on reverse; also titled on Tom
Caldwell Gallery label and
numbered [44] on reverse
20 by 24in. (51 by 61cm)
Provenance:
Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast;
Private collection
Exhibited:
Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast,
‘Arthur Armstrong’, September -
October 1970, catalogue no. 44
€
2,000-
€
3,000
(£1,600-£2,400 approx.)
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Gerard Dillon (1916-1971)
ISLAND FORMATION,WEST OF
IRELAND
oil and sand on board
signed lower right; with an inscribed
note on reverse dedicating the
painting to ‘Phil’
16½ by 30in. (41 by 76cm)
Provenance:
Morgan O’Driscoll, 23 September
2008, lot 207;
Private collection
Fellow artist Eileen Philomena (Phil)
Rafferty (1919-1996) met Gerard Dillon
when he was working in London
refurbishing buildings damaged by bombings
during the war.They formed a lasting
friendship with Dillon having a strong
influence on her work during their time
together.
€
3,000-
€
5,000 (£2,400-£4,000 approx.)