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Important Irish Art
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wednesday 3rd December 2014 at 6pm
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John Brian Vallely (b.1941)
Six Musicians
Oil on canvas, 50 x 76cm (19¾ x 30”)
Signed with initials
Exhibition label verso for Eakin Gallery where purchased by current owners
Armagh artist John B. Vallely studied at the Belfast College of Art, where he was taught by Tom Carr, and went on to
further studies at the Edinburgh Art College before returning to his home town where he has lived and worked since.
An avid supporter of Irish heritage in terms of both sport and music, Vallely founded the Armagh Piper’s Club in the
1970’s. Not only did the club allow him to actively support traditional Irish music and pass on his own knowledge,
but it became the meeting point for his love of music and his art. Musicians are the dominant subject of his work.
€6,000 - 8,000