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Gerard Dillon (1920-1971)
The Nativity
Wax crayon, 44.5 x 48cm (17.5 x 19”)
This is a design for a Bord Failté Christmas card.
Provenance: From the Collection of George and Maura McClelland and on loan from them to IMMA from 1999 - 2004;
Private Collection Dublin
Exhibited:
Gerard Dillon Retrospective
, Droichead Arts Centre, Jan/Feb 2003;
Art Tank Gallery, Belfast, Feb/March 2003;
Nano Reid and Gerard Dillon Exhibition
, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Nov 2009/ Jan 2010;
F.E. McWilliam Museum, Jan/April 2010; and
Gerard Dillion Art and Friendship
, Adam’s, Dublin, July 2013, Cat. No.85 &The Ava Gallery, Clandeboye, Aug 2013
Literature:
Nano Reid and Gerard Dillon
2009, full page illustration p.47;
Gerard Dillon, Art and Friendship
Karen Reihill 2013, full page illustration p.97
€800 - 1,200
From The McClelland Collection
