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Colin Harrison (1939-2017)
Estimate:
€800 - €1,200
Sold
€1,100
Live Auction
Irish & International Art Auction
ARTIST
Colin Harrison (1939-2017)
Size
14.75 by 19in. (37.5 by 48.3cm)
Description
Title: PORTRAIT OF A WITH CAT, 1984
Note: British artist Colin Harrison studied at Leicester College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London before moving to Belfast, where he worked as a senior lecturer at Belfast College of Art from 1964 to 1973. He was a prize winner in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1969 and held his first one-person exhibition in Ireland at the Dawson Gallery in 1974. He returned to live in England in the mid-70s but continued to show his work regularly in solo and group exhibitions at Taylor Galleries in Dublin. His work can be found in major public and private collections in Ireland.
Note: British artist Colin Harrison studied at Leicester College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London before moving to Belfast, where he worked as a senior lecturer at Belfast College of Art from 1964 to 1973. He was a prize winner in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1969 and held his first one-person exhibition in Ireland at the Dawson Gallery in 1974. He returned to live in England in the mid-70s but continued to show his work regularly in solo and group exhibitions at Taylor Galleries in Dublin. His work can be found in major public and private collections in Ireland.
Medium
pencil and ink wash
Signature
signed and dated lower right; titled lower left
