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John B. Vallely (b.1941)
Estimate:
€40,000 - €60,000
Passed
Live Auction
Important Irish Art
ARTIST
John B. Vallely (b.1941)
Size
82.75 by 141.75in. (210.2 by 360cm)
Description
Title: THE FALL IN THE CHUTE, 1995 (DIPTYCH)
Note: The twenty second and final stage of the 1991 Tour de France came to a dramatic climax in the Champs-Élysées on 28 July that year. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov wearing the green jersey caught his front wheel on the crowd control barrier metres from the finish line and crashed trapping two cyclists behind him in the chute, Schur and Jalabet, letting Konishev [second from right] through to win from Ludwig [third from right] in second place and Jalabert [extreme left] third.The artist witnessed this dramatic incident and almost four years later completed this painting.
Note: The twenty second and final stage of the 1991 Tour de France came to a dramatic climax in the Champs-Élysées on 28 July that year. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov wearing the green jersey caught his front wheel on the crowd control barrier metres from the finish line and crashed trapping two cyclists behind him in the chute, Schur and Jalabet, letting Konishev [second from right] through to win from Ludwig [third from right] in second place and Jalabert [extreme left] third.The artist witnessed this dramatic incident and almost four years later completed this painting.
Condition
Some surface dirt visible. Otherwise very good condition.
Medium
oil on canvas; (unframed)
Signature
signed with initials lower left and lower right
Exhibited
Scaligero Castle, 2-16 July 1995;Dogana Veneta, 19-30 July 1995;Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh, 2014-2021
