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Aloysius C. OÂ’Kelly (1853-1936) UN VERRE DE VIN oil on canvas signed lower right 26 by 21.5in., 65 by 53.75cm. P Family of the artist An Exhibition of 17th - 20th Century Irish Paintings`, Gorry Gallery, Dublin, 19 May to 2 June 2010, catalogue no. 30 (illustrated p.28) O`Sullivan, Niamh, Aloysius O`Kelly: Art Nation, Empire, Dublin 2010, catalogue no. 81 O`Kelly executed a number of portraits of elderly men and women to exude character. These demonstrate his vigorous prowess as a portrait painter. What these portraits show is a progressively fluid and impressionistic treatment, as the handling becomes looser and livelier. The fisherman is dressed in his working clothes, smock and sabots. Pannier at his feet, he is smiling and at ease. Although verging on the monochromatic he seems to be full of the joys of life. Somewhat unusually or O`Kelly - who tends towards solemn when treating the fishermen and farmers, the labourers of the western seaboards of France and Ireland - this one has the air of a bon viveur. Sitting by the rustic table, bottle to hand, traces of Bonnat`s influence, specifically his rugged naturalism, can clearly be discerned. In the virtuosity of draughtsmanship, these portraits are a tribute to Gérôme while the loose yet controlled brushwork, broad values, and the use of dramatic light and shade are a testimony to Bonnat`s realist teaching. But, ultimately, O`Kelly`s portraits are his own. From the late 1870s through to his old age, he produced a range of rural portraits of considerable power. Although psychologically penetrative, in many respects these portraits are less about the individual than the human condition. We are grateful to the Gorry Gallery and Prof. Niamh O`Sullivan for their permission to reproduce this note.
Neil Shawcross RHA RUA (b.1940) TABLE SETTING OF CUPS AND SAUCERS, 2010 oil on board signed and dated lower centre and lower right respectively 24 by 72in., 60 by 180cm. L Taylor Gallery, Belfast Lots (116-170) are from the collection of The Taylor Gallery (in administration), Belfast. The Taylor Gallery was one of the leading art galleries in Northern Ireland and had established a reputation, not just for Irish paintings and sculpture, but also for works by international artists such as Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Joan Miró, and, more recently, in street artists such as Banksy.
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