WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART Monday 7 March 2022 from 6PM

32 21 Roderic O’Conor (1860-1940) A BRETON INTERIOR oil on board 22 by 30.75in. (55.9 by 78.1cm) Frame size: 28 by 37in. (71.1 by 94cm) Provenance: Crane Kalman Gallery, London; Christie’s, London, 9 May 1996, lot 9; Private collection; de Veres, 26 November 1998, as ‘Attic Interior’, lot 26; Milmo-Penny Fine Art, Dublin; Private collection; de Veres, 27 November 2007, lot 51; Private collection Exhibited: ‘Roderic O’Conor’, Milmo-Penny Fine Art, Dublin, 2001, catalogue no. 5 This young Bretonne may be identified as a resident of Pont-Aven in Brittany, France, as indicated by the style of the simple “everyday coiffe”which she is wearing. She has been posed by O’Conor in the attic studio associated with the popular Pension Gloannec, where he preferred to stay on his frequent visits to the town. The white triangular shape in the upper right corner of the composition confirms the pitch of the roof, and in compositional terms its light tonality helps the viewer to focus on the subject’s tranquil face and her relaxed posture. The objects sitting on the low bench or table in the background appear in several other O’Conor works and imply that at times he preferred the quiet privacy of this studio to the busy and often over- populated streets of Pont-Aven and the numerous artists’ sites preferred by visiting painters, especially in the summer months. Dr. Roy Johnston February 2022 €40,000-€60,000 (£33,900-£50,850 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot21