GERARD DILLON
THE DREAMER
Lot #39 |
2020-09-09 |
Sotheby's, London
Irish Art, including Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
GBP 100,000 - 150,000 (currency of sale)
USD 128,400 - 192,600 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L20134
Auction name: Irish Art, including Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2020-09-09
Currency: GBP
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century Irish Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 121 by 180.5cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
121
Width In Centimeters:
180.5
Height In Inches:
47.5
Width In Inches:
71
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Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Cathal Mooney and thence by descent
Exhibited
Dublin, Irish Exhibition of Living Art, 1957, no.66, illustrated; Dublin, Irish Exhibition of Living Art, 1971, no.101, illustrated; Belfast, Ulster Museum, Gerard Dillon Retrospective Exhibition , 1972, no.43, with tour to Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, 1973; Culturlann, Dillon Gallery, Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) Centenary Exhibition , 2016, no.7, illustrated
Literature
Department of External Affairs, no.380: 16.IX.1957, illustrated; James White, Gerard Dillon , Wolfhound Press, Dublin, 1994, illustrated pp.37 and 76
Catalog summary
GERARD DILLON 1916-1971 THE DREAMER signed l.l.: Gerard Dillon ; titled on the reverse oil on board 121 by 180.5cm., 47½ by 71in. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by Cathal Mooney and thence by descent Exhibited Dublin, Irish Exhibition of Living Art, 1957, no.66, illustrated; Dublin, Irish Exhibition of Living Art, 1971, no.101, illustrated; Belfast, Ulster Museum, Gerard Dillon Retrospective Exhibition , 1972, no.43, with tour to Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, 1973; Culturlann, Dillon Gallery, Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) Centenary Exhibition , 2016, no.7, illustrated Literature Department of External Affairs, no.380: 16.IX.1957, illustrated; James White, Gerard Dillon , Wolfhound Press, Dublin, 1994, illustrated pp.37 and 76