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William Conor OBE RHA RUA ROI
(1881-1968)
DANCER
pencil
signed lower right
14.70 by 11.70in. (37.34 by 29.72cm)
Provenance:
The Collection of Jim O’Driscoll SC
€2,000-€3,000 (£1,480-£2,220 approx.)
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Patrick Pye RHA ( b.1929)
AFTER THE BATTLE - BOOK THREE, 1947
pencil; (8); pen and ink with wash; (2); pen and ink; (1)
variously signed, inscribed and dated
5.20 by 3.5 in. (13.21 by 8.89cm)
Average dimensions of a single illustration given. Overall size 39
by 30 in.
Interesting collection of eleven original drawings displayed in a
single frame with a title-page inscribed: “After the Battle Bk. 3 / 11
drawings / Art degraded, imagination denied,War governed the
Nations / W.B.”. Each drawing is individually titled - a selection
From Bombed City, A Lame Girl Running
Through Bombed City, and Soldiers Wander About Waiting For
The Next Revolution.
Drawn by the artist, then aged 18, in war damaged Berlin in 1947.
€1,000-€1,500 (£740-£1,110 approx.)
WHYTESSINCE 1783
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