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90 66 Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003) OCTOBER AND BLACK, 1983 Gobelin style woven tapestry; (unframed) with artist’s initials in the weave lower left; titled on reverse 57 by 37in. (144.8 by 94cm) Frame Dimensions: Excellent condition. Provenance: Collection of George and Maura McClelland; Private collection In 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. We are grateful to Terry Dunne for his kind assistance in cataloguing this work. Dunne continues his successful practice in County Wexford and has since produced commissioned pieces for O’Malley’s wife Jane, Michael Smurfit and 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 €2,000-€3,000 (£1,740-£2,610 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot66