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Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940)
Estimate:
€15,000 - €20,000
Sold
€15,000
Live Auction
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ARTIST
Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940)
Size
21.50 by 25.50in. (54.6 by 64.8cm)
Description
Title: RECLINING WOMAN, c.1910
Note: This painting of a clothed and reclining female model in an interior is revealing of those Expressionist skills which were such a strong feature of O'Conor's Brittany seascapes. He painted this work early in the twentieth century in the rue du Cherche-Midi in the Montparnasse quartier of Paris, where he took a studio with living quarters. The directness of his working methods are clearly evident in this Expressionist work. He began with a preliminary staining of the canvas using a thinly diluted wash of oil paint. On top of this O'Conor literally drew with a brush well charged with paint to define the details of the figure and the environment in which she is posed. The composition of the painting introduces a horizontal division running from left to right, which is determined by the couch on which the woman is lying and the French credenza in the background. As a final touch, O'Conor includes several wine bottles on the credenza, their vertical emphasis reminding us of his penchant for the still life as subject matter. Dr. Roy JohnstonFebruary 2020
Note: This painting of a clothed and reclining female model in an interior is revealing of those Expressionist skills which were such a strong feature of O'Conor's Brittany seascapes. He painted this work early in the twentieth century in the rue du Cherche-Midi in the Montparnasse quartier of Paris, where he took a studio with living quarters. The directness of his working methods are clearly evident in this Expressionist work. He began with a preliminary staining of the canvas using a thinly diluted wash of oil paint. On top of this O'Conor literally drew with a brush well charged with paint to define the details of the figure and the environment in which she is posed. The composition of the painting introduces a horizontal division running from left to right, which is determined by the couch on which the woman is lying and the French credenza in the background. As a final touch, O'Conor includes several wine bottles on the credenza, their vertical emphasis reminding us of his penchant for the still life as subject matter. Dr. Roy JohnstonFebruary 2020
Medium
oil on canvas
Signature
with artist's atelier stamp on reverse
Provenance
Hôte Drouot, Paris, Vent O'Conor, 7 February 1956;Blache, Versailles, 9 March 1975, no.114;Private collectionChristie's and Hamilton & Hamilton Ltd., Castletown House, Co. Kildare, 29 May 1980, lot 125;Private collection;With the Oriel Gallery, Dublin;Where purchased by the present owner, 1981
Literature
Benington, Jonathan, Roderic O'Conor, Dublin, 1992, no.138, p.206-7
