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Conor Walton (b.1970)
Plums & Pears
Oil on canvas, 30 x 38cm (11.8 x 14.9”)
Signed and dated (19)’98
€1,500 - 2,500
The work of Conor Walton is strongly informed by his knowledge of art history. His brother,
Martin, in his catalogue for Conor’s solo exhibition at Jorgensen Fine Art in 1999 prefers the
French appellation ‘nature morte’ to the standard ‘still life’ description. Following from this
reading of his brother’s work, we are encouraged to regard the cold, disaffected expression
on the face of the bust in
Still Life with Delphiniums
as an indication of a loss of feeling for
Nature; the delphiniums stand proud and erect, the apple full and lush before the haughty
sneer.That the bust is in shadow and the fruit and flowers in full light indicates, however, the
final triumph of Nature over Artifice.