Adam's Important Irish Art Auction Tuesday 27th March 2018

24 15 BASIL IVAN RÁKÓCZI (1908-1979) Woman Resting in Bed (1956) Gouache, 48 x 64cm (19 x 25¼’’) Signed Provenance: The artist’s family by descent. This gouache was painted by Rakoczi in his studio in Montrouge, Paris in early March 1956 just a few weeks after he had acquired the place and moved in. It would be his base for the rest of his life. The subject matter is partially domestic, reflecting his new found home in the city, but also partially more seductive, perhaps imagining a time on one of his many French south coast stays. He also remained very short of money so that gouaches and waterc- olours were the order of the day, having the money for only one canvas since the previous August ‘55 until, in fact, the end of May ‘56. € 800 - 1,200 16 BASIL IVAN RÁKÓCZI (1908-1979) Knitting Yarn Woman Gouache, 62 x 48cm (24½ x 19’’) Signed Provenance: The artist’s family by descent This gouache was painted, in early June 1956, just a few weeks after ‘Woman Resting in Bed’ (Lot 15) and is likely to be a friend who posed for him in his studio. € 800 - 1,200