Adams Important Irish Art 27th May 2015 : Large Image & Place Bid Click Lot Title.

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Oil on canvas, 40 x 51 cm (15¾ x 20”)
Signed with initials
Provenance: The Eakin Gallery, Belfast where purchased.
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 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.
€5,000 - €8,000