Gerard Dillon (1916-1971)The VisitorGouache and ink, 24 x 32cm (9½ x 12½'')SignedProvenance: Artist's family by descent This subject is directly linked to two etchings, ‘Strange Visitor’ and ‘Little Girl’s Wonder’ completed in the last year of the artist’s life. The inspiration for these works was derived from an earlier oil painting ‘Little Girl’s Wonder’ which was exhibited in Dublin at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in August 1955, (Cat No. 103). Curiously, the young boy in this work is not included in the 1955 oil painting or in the prints. Perhaps when Dillon revisited this subject in 1970, he decided to explore the idea of including a boy. Further research may reveal more information but we do know that the narrative in these works relate to Dillon’s interest in the past and the present. Two children are depicted in an interior with a figure resembling a figure from a medieval manuscript. A little girl gazes at the visitor in a robe from behind a chair while a boy’s attention is directed toward the cat sitting on the visitor’s lap. The past is represented by the statuesque figure in medieval robes and the present signifies the children in an interior of a traditional cottage. The basket of turf in the foreground and the cross of St. Brigid on the wall behind the seated figure may be symbols linking the past and the present. The making of St. Brigid’s Crosses from rushes was traditional on St Brigid’s feast day, which was formerly celebrated as a pagan festival marking the beginning of Spring. The four arms tied at the ends and woven square in the middle were traditionally set over rural cottage doorways and windows to protect the home from any harm.Karen ReihillNovember, 2018
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Cigarette cards etc, three large modern albums, 25 cards per page, containing a collection of cards, standard & 'L' size, sets & part sets inc. Carreras The Greyhound Racing Game, British Costumes, Player's Old Sporting Prints (XL), Dogs, Gallaher Dogs, Pattreiouex photographic cards (many), Gallaher Famous Cricketers (62/100, gd), Fables & Their Morals (98/100, poor/fair), plus Carreras, Player's, Wills & others also a few trade cards & some silks (mixed condition, fair/vg) (100's)
Collectables, 5 prints of St. John's College, Cambridge. Engraved by J Le Keux 'Published for the proprietor Oct 1st 1840 by Tilt and Bogue, Fleet Street' (3) 'Entrance Gateway', 'The Second Court', 'New Buildings of St John's' (image size approx 15 x 9 cms) also St John's College Cambridge hand coloured prints (2) 'View From the New Building and 'New Buildings of St. John's from the Gardens' (gd)
Aviation, a collection of various memorabilia all relating to Pan Am, 1940s onwards inc. illustrated covers with some First Flight issues, various advertising playing cards, system timetable for 1957, luggage labels, coloured prints, a packet of promotional and privately taken photographs etc (mainly gd/vg) (120).
Boxing, a collection of 58 sepia prints of Boxers each approx 13" x 10" published by The Pugilist Publishing Company London/Philadelphia 1894, scarce portraits of Boxers from England, America & Australia inc. bare knuckle fighters from the 1850's to 1900's, many World Champion's included. The collection is known as The Portrait Gallery of Pugilists, each image with biographical details to reverse plus records of their victories, defeats, purse's etc (gen vg)
Aviation and Railways, a large collection of 35mm colour slides relating to railways (150+) with many British Rail produced prints of steam engines locomotives, vintage trains noted. Sold with a collection of 260+ aircraft related slides mostly with written identification, mainly commercial aircraft on runways, also noted Douglas DC-3, C-47 Dakota and others (gd/vg) (400+).
Collectables, 7 framed military prints to include 6 by Harry Payne 'Mounting the Colonel' issued by Greenlees Brothers Scotch Whisky Distillers Argyllshire, 'The Honourable Artillery Company of London at their Headquarters, Finsbury', 'Trooper 17th (Duke of Cambridge) Lancers - Trooper (1st King's) Dragoon Guards', 'A Major 3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards Review Order', 'Corporal Major of Royal Horse Guards with the Regimental Standard', 'A Trooper of the 12th (Prince of Wales) Lancers in Review Order' (mixed condition, mostly fair) (7).
Francisco Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828)'SI RESUCITARA?'Etching, 1814-1815, plate 80 from the portfolio ‘The Disasters of War’ (Los Desastres de la Guerra), comprising 82 prints. Five editions were published between 1863 and 1937, with a total of over 1000 impressions of each printplate 17 x 22cm
Seven maritime and aviation related prints to include a signed limited edition no.29/500, 'For War And Peace, The Battle Of Britain Memorial Fight' by Stephen Prowse, 47 x 60cm, David E Bright; signed limited edition print no.33/450, 'Blitz On Liverpool', 33 x 50cm, Ted Blaylock, signed print 'Save The Eagle, Proud And Free', 43 x 28cm, two aviation prints Barrie Cark, 'Spitfire', 24 x 50cm, a maritime print, 'HMS Victory Leading The Line At Trafalgar', and an aviation print, 'Mosquito', all framed and glazed (7).
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