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Micheal Farrell (1940-2000)
Starting Bid: €1,500
Estimate:
€2,000 - €3,000
Ended
Timed Auction
Spring Online Art Auction
ARTIST
Micheal Farrell (1940-2000)
Size
38.75 by 26.50in. (98.4 by 67.3cm)
Description
Title: PORTRAIT OF JAMES JOYCE, NOVEMBER 1990
Frame dimensions: 45 by 32in. (114.3 by 81.3cm)
Note: The dedication to Mick Fitzgerald of Sandycove can be linked to Fitzgerald's pub (since 1861) in the village. James Joyce lived in the nearby Martello Tower (now the James Joyce Museum) hence the connection to the sitter. Cardet is where the artist lived and eventually died in southern France. The artist lived in nearby Bayswater Terrace at the time.
Frame dimensions: 45 by 32in. (114.3 by 81.3cm)
Note: The dedication to Mick Fitzgerald of Sandycove can be linked to Fitzgerald's pub (since 1861) in the village. James Joyce lived in the nearby Martello Tower (now the James Joyce Museum) hence the connection to the sitter. Cardet is where the artist lived and eventually died in southern France. The artist lived in nearby Bayswater Terrace at the time.
Condition
Pinholes visible in upper corners. Otherwise very good condition.
Medium
pencil, watercolour and chalk pastel
Signature
signed and dated lower right; inscribed and dated ['etude pour Mick Fitzgerald Sandycove comande pour un portraitiste de J Joyce / Nov '90 Cardet'] lower left
Provenance
Whyte's, 27 May 2013, lot 135;Private collection
