Adam's Important Irish Art Wednesday May 30th 2018

117 www.adams.ie Important Irish Art | 30th May 2018 100 RICHARD GORMAN RHA (B.1946) Sorrogate (1992) Sumi ink on handmade Japanese washi paper on wood, 120 x 120cm (47¼ x 47¼’’) Signed, inscribed with title and ‘Milan’ and dated 1992 verso Born in Dubin in 1946, Richard has divided his time over the past 35 years between Dublin, Milan and Tokyo. In 2014, he became the first Irish artist to design a Carré scarf for luxury fashion house Hermès. His long relation- ship with Japan has been a major influence on his work, most notably with his use of handmade kozo washi paper. Richard has exhibited extensively throughout Europe and Asia since the 1980’s, and in 2016, had a seminal ex- hibition in Castletown House to celebrate his 70th birthday. Richard Gorman is one of Ireland’s leading abstract painters today, and is represented in many collections both private and public including The Ulster Museum, OPW, Deutsche Bank and the New York Public Library. Richard Gorman is represented by the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin. € 1,200 - 1,800