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Mike Fitzharris (b.1952)
ABSTRACT, FROM BERLIN SERIES, c.1973
mixed media
signed lower right; with Jorgensen Fine Art [Dublin] label on reverse
14_ x 20_in. (36.83 x 52.07cm)
Provenance: Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin;Private collection
This work was created when the artist was residing in Germany. It was submitted as part of a portfolio for admission to
Hochschule für Bilden Kunst in Berlin. The artist undertook post-graduate studies there between 1973 and 1976.Mike
Fitzharris graduated from Limerick School of Art in 1973 and completed post-graduate studies in Berlin at Hochschule
für Bilden Kunst before returning to Ireland to teach and paint fulltime. He has exhibited internationally throughout his
career and his talent has been recognised with an Arts Council Award (1996), Eigse’s Open Exhibition Award (1997/2003),
Royal Ulster Academy Award (1999) as well as prominent solo shows at the RHA Ashford Gallery and Galerie Alexandre,
Paris. The OPW, Allied Irish Banks, The John Hunt Collection and Dublin Port and Docks Authority feature Fitzharris’ work
among their collections.
€800-€1,200 (£590-£880 approx. approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 112IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 28 SEPTEMBER 2015