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John Schwatschke (b.1943)
Estimate:
€600 - €800
Sold
€500
Live Auction
Irish & International Art
ARTIST
John Schwatschke (b.1943)
Size
24 by 18in. (61 by 45.7cm)
Description
Title: L'ORCHESTRA
Note: John Schwatschke was born in Dublin, where he studied arcitecture. After working in the Middle East he took up painting and settled in Provence in 1970 where he was a neigbour and acquaintance of Picasso.Schwatschke returned to Ireland in 1980. His caricature works are very popular. He is also known for formal portraiture, including Eamon de Valera, Ingrid Bergman, Cyril Cusack, Noel Purcell, and Prince Philip.
Note: John Schwatschke was born in Dublin, where he studied arcitecture. After working in the Middle East he took up painting and settled in Provence in 1970 where he was a neigbour and acquaintance of Picasso.Schwatschke returned to Ireland in 1980. His caricature works are very popular. He is also known for formal portraiture, including Eamon de Valera, Ingrid Bergman, Cyril Cusack, Noel Purcell, and Prince Philip.
Medium
oil on canvas
Signature
signed, titled, numbered [2891] and with artist's studio stamp on reverse
