WHYTE'S SPRING ONLINE ART SALE Ends 1 March 2021 from 6PM

123 SPRING ONLINE ART SALE 1 March 2021 117 Patrick Copperwhite (b.1935) SAILING IN ROUGH SEAS oil on board signed lower left 12 by 16in. (30.5 by 40.6cm) Frame Dimensions: 20 by 24in. (50.8 by 61cm) Excellent condition. Patrick Copperwhite was born in Helen Street, Galway went to St. Joseph’s College and graduated from UCG with a degree in Science in 1959. He worked for a time with I.C.I. in England, and in mining in Zambia and South Africa, and as a teacher in Nigeria. Copperwhite returned to Ireland in 1965 and married two years later. He built his own studio/gallery onto the family home and while he did a great deal of work there, he much prefered to paint outdoors, especially in Connemara. His response to the landscape is immediate with a fairly rapid application of paint, sometimes in impasto fashion, using knife or brush. At other times he resorts to thinner, more tonal application of paint, using quick brush strokes to achieve the essential quality of his subject. Occasionally the unplanned and accidental fusion of pigments on the canvas gives a new exciting energy to the overall impression he strives to achieve. Copperwhite is primarily a landscape painter with a deep interest in portraiture. He has exhibited widely in group shows throughout the country. He is a former chairman of Limerick Art Society. €800-€1,200 (£700-£1,050 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot117