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Peter Curling (b.1955) MAIDEN HURDLE, CLONMEL, COUNTY TIPPERARY oil on canvas signed lower left;
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Peter Curling (b.1955)
MAIDEN HURDLE, CLONMEL, COUNTY TIPPERARY
oil on canvas
signed lower left; with Tryon Gallery [London] label on reverse
32 by 38in., 80 by 95cm.
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The present work is an early example by Ireland`s foremost equestrian artist painted shortly after he moved to Tipperary. Here he employs artistic license in his choice of backdrop - the imposing Slievenamon (in the northeast of Clonmel in the south of the County) - and demonstrates his early mastery of the contre-jour technique. Of the jockeys depicted, only one represents a specific portrait, that of Willy Mullins (second rider from the right) who remains a good friend of the artist. Maiden Hurdle, Clonmel was included in an equestrian themed group show at The Tryon Gallery, London founded by sporting and wildlife art advocate Aylmer Tryon. Tryon was instrumental in promoting and encouraging Curling from an early age and Maiden Hurdle, Clonmel was used to advertise the exhibition in Country Life magazine and other publications at the time. For another example by this artist see lot 155 [25 November 213].
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Peter Curling (b.1955)
MAIDEN HURDLE, CLONMEL, COUNTY TIPPERARY
oil on canvas
signed lower left; with Tryon Gallery [London] label on reverse
32 by 38in., 80 by 95cm.
L
The present work is an early example by Ireland`s foremost equestrian artist painted shortly after he moved to Tipperary. Here he employs artistic license in his choice of backdrop - the imposing Slievenamon (in the northeast of Clonmel in the south of the County) - and demonstrates his early mastery of the contre-jour technique. Of the jockeys depicted, only one represents a specific portrait, that of Willy Mullins (second rider from the right) who remains a good friend of the artist. Maiden Hurdle, Clonmel was included in an equestrian themed group show at The Tryon Gallery, London founded by sporting and wildlife art advocate Aylmer Tryon. Tryon was instrumental in promoting and encouraging Curling from an early age and Maiden Hurdle, Clonmel was used to advertise the exhibition in Country Life magazine and other publications at the time. For another example by this artist see lot 155 [25 November 213].
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BELFAST PREVIEW: Thursday 14 November 2013, 6pm to 8pm
Friday & Saturday, 15 & 16 November 2013, 11am to 5pm daily
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Friday & Saturday, 15 & 16 November 2013, 11am to 5pm daily
VENUE: James Wray Gallery, 14-16 James Street South, Belfast
Buyers Premium: 18% plus VAT (22.14% including VAT)
Shipping:
Whytes do not handle this themselves but will recommend a suitable company who can collect your purchases on your behalf and pack and despatch them to you once they have been paid for.
