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6 Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913 - 2002)The Shore, North Beach Arklow
Gouache, 25 x 37cm (9¾ x 14½”)
Signed, inscribed “The Shore” and dated 1954, signed again verso
€1,000 - €2,000
After visiting St.Ives several times on painting trips during the 1950’s to work in St. Peters Loft,
O’Malley settled in Cornwall in 1960. It was around this time that Nancy became well acquainted
with O’Malley whose work was greatly appreciated by both Conor and Nancy.This would lead them
to form a long lasting friendship, collecting a number of Tony’s works and to Nancy painting his
portrait on an occasion (see lot 29).