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Charles Tyrrell was born in Trim, Co. Meath, in 1950. He studied painting at the National
College of Art and Design in Dublin, graduating in 1974. He lives and works in Allihies
on the Beara Peninsula in Co. Cork. He is a member of Aosdána, an affiliation of crea-
tive artists, established by the Arts Council of Ireland to honour those artists whose work
has made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland. He has exhibited widely, in
Ireland, Europe, the United States and Canada in both solo and group shows. He is repre-
sented in Dublin by the Taylor Galleries.
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Charles Tyrrell (b.1950)
Spree (1986-7)
Oil on canvas 175 x 175cm
Signed, Inscribed and dated 1986/87 verso
€5,000 - €8,000