Felim Egan (b.1952) HERCULES AND ANTAEUS NO. II, 1985 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated on reverse In 1979 Felim Egan won a Rome Scholarship to live and study in the eternal city. In Italy he met artists like Clemente and Chia. Around that time Achille Bonito Oliva was proselytising the trans-avant-garde. Figurative painting had also made a return and what appeared to be the self-indulgent and non-referential nature of abstract art was called into question. A year or so after returning from Rome Egan developed an interest in the mythology of the Romans and the Greeks and how it had influenced Italian art. At this point the figurative element in his work was beginning to emerge. In 1984 he exhibited a series of large scale paintings at The Third Eye Centre in Glasgow where he drew outlines of figures borrowed from Michelangelo and Donatello and applied his particular logic to them. He has said: 'I was trying to deal with polarization and tensions within the paintings, no longer in an abstract way but by bringing in, overlaying it with the intellectual level of mythology.' These new works included some laconic female nudes but mostly male figures struggling, wrestling or contemplating action. Among these new works, he completed a set of paintings on the theme of Hercules and Antaeus. The genius of Egan's art is the act of placement. Many of these works involved the siting of a gestural splash, attempting to accommodate a particular violence but also displacement, disorientation as well as the nature of rootedness. One knew Egan's ability with line and subdued colour relationships but now he declared his skill at orchestrating elements of diverse cultural/visual languages - classical, oriental, twentieth century constructivism and pop art - into meaningful and potent compositions. Hercules and Antaeus No. II belongs to this period shift in his work.Professor Liam KellyOctober 2017 55.25 by 63in. (140.3 by 160cm)
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A Worcester mug with grooved strap handle. Scale blue ground and with gilt cartouches containing fancy birds, butterflies and insects. Underglaze square seal mark c1768, 18.75cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Glazed over firing crack to the rim. No other flaws. free from repair. Gilding has survived remarkably well with just a little wear to the lower rim.
A Spode tapering spill vase ground in cobalt blue with scale gilding and mons. Painted to the front and back in coloured enamels with flowers. Painted mark in red and pattern number 1166 c1820, 11.5cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Some re gilding. No chips, cracks or repair.
A 1:200 scale model of a Russian submarine in display case, with presentation inscription, Submarine model Russian submarine model from Severodvinsk (near Archangelsk) shipyard in Presentation case, purchased in St Petersburg, 1:200 NATO Yankee I Class SSBN USSR Project 667A (Navaga) built in Severodvinsk, Displacement 7250 tonnes surface- 9300 Tonnes submerged Dimensions 129m Length 11.6m Beam 8.7m Draught, 16 Missile Tubes, 2 406mm Torpedo Tubes, 4 533mm Torpedo Tubes, 2 nuclear reactors, 2 turbines, 2 propulsers 5800 horsepower, Speed 16 knots surface, 28 knots submerged, Crew 120, Model made by company Corvette.63 cm length, and a plaque, Russian submarine presentation polished and etched hull weld from decommissioned Delta Class submarine 1998 Northern Submarine fleet - dockyard Zvezdochka, presented at a visit to the Zvezdochka naval dockyard the latter in its original sealed transparent packaging [2] - Est £80 - £120
World War Two (WW2) - an original Nazi Wehrmacht officer's sword, full balance of backstrap is raised oak leaves and acorns, ferrule has same pattern as does the guard. The crossguard with a raised eagle & swastika & oak leaves langet; reverse langet has a panel for a monogram. It has a bright 89 cm long blade in great condition with no dents, dings or sharpening. The ricasso is stamped with the alcoso scale trademark, logo reads 'alcoso-- acs-- solingen'; the leather buffer still is present below the crossguard. the bladepoint is perfect. the scabbard is equally impressive with almost 100% of its original black paint remaining and is free of any dings - NOTE: Please read 'Important Information' contained in LOT 76 before bidding on this lot
Early 19th Century Pieced Quilt in the Flying Geese Pattern, predominant colours of cream and dark red, inter-spaced with blues, yellows, greens and purples, the outer borders in small scale foliate designs, regular quilting throughout, backed with cream cotton, 260cm by 250cm Some minor staining to borders, noted irregularities to fabric at two corners,
CORGI OFF ROAD EIGHT PIECE DIE-CAST GIFT SET, two die-cast articulated vehicles in original packaging, Matchbox models of Yesteryear YS39 passenger coach and horses in ovb, Anchor Spielzeug clockwork free-running front wheel vehicle in ovb, Model A L echelle scale model of Conrad Supertruck Tractor unit mounted on a wooden base in ovb, and fifteen other assorted die-cast vehicles
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