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IMPORTANT IRISH ART · 28 NOVEMBER 2016 AT 6PM
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Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003)
CALLAN LANDSCAPE, THREE ASPECTS, 1983
Gobelin style woven tapestry
with artist’s initials in the weave lower left; titled on label on reverse
36 by 53in. (91.44 by 134.62cm)
Provenance:
Collection of George and Maura McClelland
Around 1983 George McClelland approachedWexford weaver Terry Dunne to create five unique
tapestries based on original artworks by Tony O’Malley from his collection. According to Dunne,
these tapestries were originally intended for inclusion in the artist’s Arts Council Retrospective in
1984 however this idea was never realised. Instead the artworks remained in the McClelland private
collection unseen by the public until now.
We are grateful to Terry Dunne for his kind assistance in cataloguing these works.
Dunne continues his successful practice in County Wexford and has since produced commissioned
pieces for Jane O’Malley, Michael Smurfit & The K Club, Co. Kildare, Monaghan Cathedral, Dublin City
University, Irish Life Beresford Place, Dublin and Green Isle Foods among others.
For further reading see:
www.terrytheweaver.ie€5,000-€7,000 (£4,550-£6,360 approx.)
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