WHYTE'S IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART MONDAY 2 DECEMBER 2024 FROM 6PM
109 IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 2 DECEMBER 2024 AT 6PM 75 Micheal Farrell (1940-2000) CITRON PRESSÉ SERIES, PALE GREEN, 1970 oil on canvas; (unframed) signed and dated on reverse 52.25 by 54.25in. (132.7 by 137.8cm) Provenance: Collection of Bank of Ireland Farrell started painting the Pressé series in the 1960s, inspired by the lemon press for making the French drink, ‘citron pressé.’ Irish politics, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland, affected Farrell and his work became politically engaged from the late 1960s, when he started painting a series entitled Pressé Politique. €5,000-€7,000 (£4,200-£5,880 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot75
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