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William Conor RUA RHA (1884-1968)
Funny Mr Punch
Coloured crayons, 37 x 51cm (14½ x 20”)
Signed, signed & inscribed with title on artist’s lable verso.
Also attached verso is a letter dated 14th Dec 1967 with a drawing of an accordion player and Christmas greetings
from the artist to a Mr Knealsey
Provenance: From the Collection of George and Maura McClelland and on loan from them to IMMA from 1999 - 2004;
Private Collection Dublin
Exhibited: RHA Annual Exhibition 1956, Cat. No.134
Literature :
The Hunter Gatherer
IMMA 2005 illustrated Fig. 20 p.28
Conor loves to draw out the union between performer and audience, or the shared moment of anticipation of the
spectators, as in
Funny Mr Punch
, and those little flashes of humour that relieve drabness and poverty.Here, the artist
is observing the audience who are watching the Punch and Judy show, their young faces awe-struck and captivated
by the scene in front of them.
For further information on William Conor see note at lot 10.
€10,000 - 15,000
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