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Seán Keating PPRHA HRA HRSA (1889-1977)
Estimate:
€5,000 - €7,000
Sold
€10,000
Live Auction
Important Irish Art
Size
21.50 by 29.50in. (54.6 by 74.9cm)
Description
Title: ARAN COUPLE, c.1971
Note: The figure on the right is believed to be a portrait of Tiger King, who was renowned on the Aran Islands as a boxer. In a letter to the original owner of this drawing, Keating mentions a drawing of two heads which Dr Bloomfield had seen exhibited at the Oireachtas, and promised to sell him either the original preparatory sketch or a variant thereof.
Frame dimensions: 35 by 43in. (88.9 by 109.2cm)
Note: The figure on the right is believed to be a portrait of Tiger King, who was renowned on the Aran Islands as a boxer. In a letter to the original owner of this drawing, Keating mentions a drawing of two heads which Dr Bloomfield had seen exhibited at the Oireachtas, and promised to sell him either the original preparatory sketch or a variant thereof.
Frame dimensions: 35 by 43in. (88.9 by 109.2cm)
Condition
Excellent condition.
Medium
charcoal heightened with white chalk
Signature
signed lower right
Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist by Dr Bloomfield, 1971, for £50;Thence by descent;Whyte's, 20 September 2005, lot 146;Private collection
