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Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958)
Estimate:
€150,000 - €200,000
Sold
€140,000
Live Auction
Exceptional Irish Art
ARTIST
Paul Henry RHA (1876-1958)
Size
14 by 16in. (35.6 by 40.6cm)
Description
Title: KILLARY BAY, CONNEMARA, 1924-1925
Note: Dr Kennedy notes that, "Despite the title, this may be a scene on Lough Fee, near Leenane, the background mountain with its distinctive profilr being Garraun which rises to a height of 450 metres. An almost identical composition to Landscape with Thatched Roofed Houses by a Lake (Kennedy, no. 622, p.226)."
Frame dimensions: 22 by 24in. (55.9 by 61cm)
Note: Dr Kennedy notes that, "Despite the title, this may be a scene on Lough Fee, near Leenane, the background mountain with its distinctive profilr being Garraun which rises to a height of 450 metres. An almost identical composition to Landscape with Thatched Roofed Houses by a Lake (Kennedy, no. 622, p.226)."
Frame dimensions: 22 by 24in. (55.9 by 61cm)
Condition
This work appears to be in excellent condition. The board is stable and surface is clean. No signs of cracking or flaking of the paint.
Medium
oil on board
Signature
signed lower right
Provenance
Adam's, 8 September 1977, lot 45;Probably acquired by the Oriel Gallery, Dublin;Adam's. 5 April 1979, lot 12A, as 'The Lake', a Lake and Mountain Landscape;Morgan O'Driscoll, 7 December 2015, lot 61;Private collection
Literature
Kennedy, Dr S.B., Paul Henry: Paintings, Drawings and Illustrations, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2007, p.225, catalogue no. 615 (illustrated)
Exhibited
'Pictures of Beautiful Ireland by Paul Henry', The Studio, 13A Merrion Row, Dublin, circa 5-19 July 1925, catalogue no. 4;'Four Irish Artists: J.H. Craig, Paul Henry, E.L. Lawrenson, J. Crampton Walker', Fine Art Society, London, March 1928, catalogue no. 74;'In Connemara, Paintings by Paul Henry, RHA', Fine Art Society, London, from 11 April 1934, catalogue no. 2;'Paul Henry RHA', Oriel Gallery, Dublin, 21 March to 8 April 1978, as Evening on Killary Bay, catalogue no. 3;'Paul Henry: An Irish Portrait', Ulster Museum, 28 November 1997 to 19 April 1998, as Evening in Killary Bay
