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Sean Keating
AN ARAN MAN AND HIS WIFE
Lot 25
Price Realised:
€10,000
Estimate:
€10,000 - €15,000
Sean Keating PPRHA, HRA, HRSA, 1889-1997
AN ARAN MAN AND HIS WIFE
Watercolour, 32 1/2" x 16 1/2" (83 x 42cm), signed; inscribed label verso.
Provenance: Gifted by the artist to Sarah Purser, March 1919; From the collection of Elsie and Sean Lest... Read more
Lot 25
Sean Keating
AN ARAN MAN AND HIS WIFE
AN ARAN MAN AND HIS WIFE
Watercolour, 32 1/2" x 16 1/2" (83 x 42cm), signed; inscribed label verso.
Provenance: Gifted by the artist to Sarah Purser, March 1919; From the collection of Elsie and Sean Lest... Read more
Lot 25
Sean Keating
AN ARAN MAN AND HIS WIFE
Estimate:
€10,000 - €15,000
Sean Keating PPRHA, HRA, HRSA, 1889-1997
AN ARAN MAN AND HIS WIFE
Watercolour, 32 1/2" x 16 1/2" (83 x 42cm), signed; inscribed label verso.
Provenance: Gifted by the artist to Sarah Purser, March 1919; From the collection of Elsie and Sean Lester - Ex-Secretary General of League of Nations.
'An Aran Fisherman and his Wife' is a watercolour study of the well-known oil painting in the collection of Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery. Sean Keating travelled to the Aran Islands in 1912 with his friend and fellow student Harry Clarke. This trip had a profound effect on him, he believed that the hardworking rugged men and women of the West were the true heroes of Ireland.
Keating portrayed scenes from the Aran Islands many times; he returned there again and again, with Charles Lamb, Harry Clarke, Paul and Grace Henry, all of whom had a great attachment to this corner of the world. Whereas Paul Henry was enamoured with the landscape of the West, for Sean Keating it was the proud people who inhabited this land that inspired him. Keating was an idealist, with a strong social conscience; themes of immigration and the loss of the values of the past, as represented by the islanders, were important factors in his paintings.
AN ARAN MAN AND HIS WIFE
Watercolour, 32 1/2" x 16 1/2" (83 x 42cm), signed; inscribed label verso.
Provenance: Gifted by the artist to Sarah Purser, March 1919; From the collection of Elsie and Sean Lester - Ex-Secretary General of League of Nations.
'An Aran Fisherman and his Wife' is a watercolour study of the well-known oil painting in the collection of Dublin's Hugh Lane Gallery. Sean Keating travelled to the Aran Islands in 1912 with his friend and fellow student Harry Clarke. This trip had a profound effect on him, he believed that the hardworking rugged men and women of the West were the true heroes of Ireland.
Keating portrayed scenes from the Aran Islands many times; he returned there again and again, with Charles Lamb, Harry Clarke, Paul and Grace Henry, all of whom had a great attachment to this corner of the world. Whereas Paul Henry was enamoured with the landscape of the West, for Sean Keating it was the proud people who inhabited this land that inspired him. Keating was an idealist, with a strong social conscience; themes of immigration and the loss of the values of the past, as represented by the islanders, were important factors in his paintings.
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PLEASE BID EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
In order to allow rival bidders the opportunity to respond to a late bid the following extensions will apply:
IF A BID IS RECEIVED WITHIN THE FINAL 45 SECONDS OF THE COUNTDOWN THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO 60 SECONDS.
At any point you can leave a maximum bid, representing the highest price you are prepared to pay for a particular lot. Bidding only advances when there is competition from a rival bidder. In that case the system bids on your behalf, only up to the maximum if required. All bids are relayed to you be email, along with notification if you have been outbid.
All maximum bids are confidential and not disclosed. The system will endeavor to purchase the lot for you for the least price. Bids are subject to buyer’s premium of 25% (incl vat), with no additional charges.
In the event of a tied bid, the preference will be given to the bid submitted first. The second bidder will receive immediate notification of being outbid.
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