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Barry Castle (1935-2006)
Estimate:
€1,000 - €1,500
Sold
€1,150
Timed Auction
Christmas Online Art Auction
Size
18 by 21.50in. (45.7 by 54.6cm)
Description
Title: SPARE THE ROD, 1980
Note: The daughter of author Maura Laverty, Barry Castle studied art at NCAD enrolling at the age of 15 and being taught by Seán Keating, Maurice MacGonagle and John Kelly, but left after two years. She did not continue to paint until she was taught a luminous technique by her self-taught husband Philip Castle (1929-2005). During her career Castle illustrated numerous books including her mother's book, The Queen of Aran's Daughter. Many of the originals for her illustrative work are now housed in the National Library of Ireland. Castle exhibited regularly from the 1970s in Dublin, Cork and London. She had her first major exhibition with London's Portal Gallery in 1974, her husband first exhibited there in 1969. The gallery hosted solo and joint exhibitions of their work from the 1970s until the 1990s.
Frame dimensions: 23.25 by 26.5in. (59.1 by 67.3cm)
Note: The daughter of author Maura Laverty, Barry Castle studied art at NCAD enrolling at the age of 15 and being taught by Seán Keating, Maurice MacGonagle and John Kelly, but left after two years. She did not continue to paint until she was taught a luminous technique by her self-taught husband Philip Castle (1929-2005). During her career Castle illustrated numerous books including her mother's book, The Queen of Aran's Daughter. Many of the originals for her illustrative work are now housed in the National Library of Ireland. Castle exhibited regularly from the 1970s in Dublin, Cork and London. She had her first major exhibition with London's Portal Gallery in 1974, her husband first exhibited there in 1969. The gallery hosted solo and joint exhibitions of their work from the 1970s until the 1990s.
Frame dimensions: 23.25 by 26.5in. (59.1 by 67.3cm)
Condition
This work appears to be in very good condition. There is linear craquellure in the upper left and upper right of the work. There are six small regions of faint staining to the painted surface upper centre.
Medium
oil on board
Signature
signed with monogram lower left; dated lower right; titled on Portal Gallery label on reverse
