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Gerard Byrne (b.1958) [painter]
THE VICO ROAD, DALKEY, LOOKING TOWARDS THE OBELISK ON KILLINEY HILL
oil on canvas
signed lower left
35 x 37½in. (88.90 x 95¼cm)
Provenance:
Whyte’s, 29 November 2010, lot 163;Private collection
Dublin born Byrne is a self-taught painter. During his formative years, Byrne rigorously applied himself to the arts and
subsequently travelled around the world painting while supplementing his income working as an electrician. In 1989,
upon his return to Dublin, Byrne embarked on a career as a full-time painter, working predominantly in oil and taking
inspiration from a wide variety of subject matter. Light is of central importance to the artist, whose canvases radiate
with colour and movement. Byrne is also renowned for his interpretation of the picturesque south Dublin suburbs of
Sandymount, Dalkey and Killiney.
€2500-€3500 (£1900-£2520 approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 151