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Rolli Luke Roland (fl.1940s-1950s)
Estimate:
€800 - €1,200
Sold
€1,100
Live Auction
The Ernie O'Malley Collection in association with Christie's
Size
11 by 9in. (27.9 by 22.9cm)
Description
Title: NUDE WITH BATH TOWEL, c. 1944
Note: A Swiss born artist, Rolli Roland exhibited regularly in Dublin, London and Basle in the 1940s and 1950s. In Dublin he was included in the 1944 and 1947 IELA and the 1945 Oireachtas, and was a member of the White Stag Group. He also showed three works with the Dublin Sketching Club (1943-1944) and two at the RHA (1944-1945). An exhibition, “Recent Paintings by Rolli L. Roland” was held at Dunsters Art Gallery, Lyme Regis, 5-19 November 1955.
Note: A Swiss born artist, Rolli Roland exhibited regularly in Dublin, London and Basle in the 1940s and 1950s. In Dublin he was included in the 1944 and 1947 IELA and the 1945 Oireachtas, and was a member of the White Stag Group. He also showed three works with the Dublin Sketching Club (1943-1944) and two at the RHA (1944-1945). An exhibition, “Recent Paintings by Rolli L. Roland” was held at Dunsters Art Gallery, Lyme Regis, 5-19 November 1955.
Medium
watercolour
Signature
signed lower right
Provenance
Purchased by Ernie O’Malley, circa 1944-45;
Thence by family descent
