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George Russell ("Æ") (1867-1935)
Estimate:
€6,000 - €8,000
Passed
Live Auction
Exceptional Irish Art
Size
17 by 41in. (43.2 by 104.1cm)
Description
Title: THE OYSTER PICKERS
Note: Richmond Samuel Howe Noble of Lisnatore, St Helen's Bay, Belfast was a celebrated author of books on Shakespeare, in particular his use of song and his use of the Bible within his works. He purchased several paintings from the artist who moved in the same literary and artistic circles which included the likes of Percy Wyndham Lewis, Gerard Leslie Brockhurst and Oliver St. John Gogarty among others.
Frame dimensions: 20 by 44in. (50.8 by 111.8cm)
Note: Richmond Samuel Howe Noble of Lisnatore, St Helen's Bay, Belfast was a celebrated author of books on Shakespeare, in particular his use of song and his use of the Bible within his works. He purchased several paintings from the artist who moved in the same literary and artistic circles which included the likes of Percy Wyndham Lewis, Gerard Leslie Brockhurst and Oliver St. John Gogarty among others.
Frame dimensions: 20 by 44in. (50.8 by 111.8cm)
Condition
This work appears to be in very good condition.
Medium
oil on canvas
Signature
signed in monogram lower left; with Winsor & Newton [London] stamp on reverse
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by author Richmond Samuel Howe Noble of Lisnatore, St Helen's Bay, Belfast; Thence by family descent
