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Barrie Cooke
BIG FOREST BORNEO (1976)
Lot 22
Price Realised:
€18,000
Estimate:
Barrie Cooke HRHA 1931 - 2014
BIG FOREST BORNEO (1976)
Oil on canvas (triptych), overall 76" x 134" (128 x 340cm),
Provenance: David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin (label verso);Bank of Ireland Collection; Adams 24/11/2010 (lot 40); Private C...
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Lot 22
Barrie Cooke
BIG FOREST BORNEO (1976)
Lot 22
Barrie Cooke
BIG FOREST BORNEO (1976)
Estimate:
Barrie Cooke HRHA 1931 - 2014
BIG FOREST BORNEO (1976)
Oil on canvas (triptych), overall 76" x 134" (128 x 340cm),
Provenance: David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin (label verso);Bank of Ireland Collection; Adams 24/11/2010 (lot 40); Private Collection
Exhibited: 'Six Artists from Ireland', Arts Council, cat. no. 20 (label verso)
Exhibited: The Delighted Eye-Irish Paintings and Sculpture of the 1970's, cat. no.19, Arts Council of Ireland: The Guinness Hop Store, Apr-May 1991, cat. no. Six Artists from Ireland, cat. no.20 (label verso), Arts Council of Ireland; Barrie Cooke Exhibition, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands,1992 Barrie Cooke Retrospective Exhibition, The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Sept/Oct 2003, The Niland Gallery, Sligo, Nov 2003
This work is the result of a three month stay by the artist in the equatorial forests of Malaya and Borneo. Cooke tried to capture the complication and vitality of what he experienced there. Brian Fallon in his review of the 1976 Cooke exhibition stated ''The pictures are mostly green, tropical and lush, as one would expect, and are closer to the lyrical mood of Cookes earlier work.
BIG FOREST BORNEO (1976)
Oil on canvas (triptych), overall 76" x 134" (128 x 340cm),
Provenance: David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin (label verso);Bank of Ireland Collection; Adams 24/11/2010 (lot 40); Private Collection
Exhibited: 'Six Artists from Ireland', Arts Council, cat. no. 20 (label verso)
Exhibited: The Delighted Eye-Irish Paintings and Sculpture of the 1970's, cat. no.19, Arts Council of Ireland: The Guinness Hop Store, Apr-May 1991, cat. no. Six Artists from Ireland, cat. no.20 (label verso), Arts Council of Ireland; Barrie Cooke Exhibition, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands,1992 Barrie Cooke Retrospective Exhibition, The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Sept/Oct 2003, The Niland Gallery, Sligo, Nov 2003
This work is the result of a three month stay by the artist in the equatorial forests of Malaya and Borneo. Cooke tried to capture the complication and vitality of what he experienced there. Brian Fallon in his review of the 1976 Cooke exhibition stated ''The pictures are mostly green, tropical and lush, as one would expect, and are closer to the lyrical mood of Cookes earlier work.
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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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