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

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Oil on board, 35.5 x 49 cm (14 x 19¼”)
Exhibited: Pyms Gallery, London, where purchased by present
owner.
Originally from London, Noel Murphy studied at the University
of Ulster and trained later at the National College of Art and De-
sign in Dublin. His work has been shown at numerous galleries
including the Emer Gallery in Belfast and Pictoon’s Gallery in
London. Murphy has won numerous prizes including the Arts
Council for Northern Ireland Award and the Ulster Museum
Award. He lives and works in Co. Antrim.
€1,000 - €1,500
Oil on board, 46 x 56 cm (18 x 22”)
Signed
Exhibited: ‘’John Boyd - The Rites of Man?’’ Archers Fine Art, London
where purchased 2000, Cat. No. 8.
John Boyd was born in Carlisle, England in 1957 and studied painting
in the Slade School of Art 1976-8. He has resided in Ireland for the
past 20 years and has exhibited internationally since the late 70s,
most often in London, America and Ireland. He is now represented in
numerous collections both public and private, in Ireland and abroad;
including Christies London, Morgan Grenfell, De Beers, Glen Dimplex,
and The Merrion Hotel. A playful artist, Boyd likes toying with the
viewer’s expectations and is a keen observer of people. In his own
words, ‘Artists should keep their eyes open and their mouths shut’. His
paintings combine enigmatic subjects and careful composition, in his
own unique style, and offer intriguing insights into an alternative reality.
€3,000 - €5,000