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Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958)
Estimate:
€40,000 - €60,000
Sold
€40,000
Timed Auction
Online Summer Art Sale
ARTIST
Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958)
Size
12 by 9in. (30.5 by 22.9cm)
Description
Title: CLADDAGH VILLAGE, 1928
Note: Dr Kennedy writes: "The Claddagh, from the Irish 'An Cladach', meaning 'The Sea-shore', was a small fishing village on the edge of Galway city. It was demolished some years ago. A drawing in one of Henry's sketchbooks (National Gallery of Ireland) may refer in part to this composition. A similar composition to A Western Village (cat. 675), which is dated 1928."
Frame size: 20 by 17in. (51 by 43cm.)
Note: Dr Kennedy writes: "The Claddagh, from the Irish 'An Cladach', meaning 'The Sea-shore', was a small fishing village on the edge of Galway city. It was demolished some years ago. A drawing in one of Henry's sketchbooks (National Gallery of Ireland) may refer in part to this composition. A similar composition to A Western Village (cat. 675), which is dated 1928."
Frame size: 20 by 17in. (51 by 43cm.)
Condition
On close examination hairline cracks visible in the houses, centre. Small losses visible in lower centre. Minor drying cracks to sky area above houses, right. Minor surface dirt on close inspection throughout. Board in good stable condition. Presented unglazed.
Medium
oil on board
Signature
signed lower right; with William Rodman & Co. [Belfast] label on reverse
Provenance
Magee Gallery, Belfast, 1952;Private collection;Adam's, 7 August 1975, lot 45; Private collection
Literature
Kennedy, Dr S.B., Paul Henry: Paintings, Drawings and Illustrations, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2007, p. 237, catalogue no. 674
