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Ink and wash, 29 x 38cm (11½ x 15)
Signed
Provenance: Goodwin Galleries, Limerick
€2,000 - 3,000
Kathleen
Mixed media, 30 x 22 cm (11¾ x 8¾”)
Signed
Exhibited: “Gerard Dillon” Exhibition CEMA Belfast 1956 Cat. No. 4
The subject of this work is Kathleen Joyce, who appears to have been a friend of the artist as he executed several versions of the sitter in a variety of mediums .
Dillon rented accomodation in Moyard, Roundstone, Letterfrack and on Inishlacken Island in preparation for his solo exhibitions with Victor Waddington in 1950 and 1953.
In Belfast, March 1956, the current work called “Kathleen” was exhibited at the artist’s solo show with the Council for the Encouragement of Music and The Arts (CEMA)
In 1957, Gerard wrote a series of articles on ‘Unusual Media’ for The Artist magazine. In his article on ‘Monotypes’, he chose to illustrate “Kathleen”. He explained that once
the monotype was executed, he “...lightly washed in the legs, face and hands with watercolour; the fur collar I touched lightly with Chinese white” .
Our thanks to Karen Reihill for her help in cataloguing this work.
€5,000 - 7,000