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Liam O'Neill
COLLECTING HAY
Lot 100
Price Realised:
€15,000
Estimate:
€10,000 - €15,000
Liam O'Neill, b.1954
COLLECTING HAY
Oil on canvas, 30" x 40" (76.2cm x 100.7cm), signed.
**All bidding conducted through www.deveres.ie. Detailed condition report and additional images available on request**
Born on the Dingle Peninsul...
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Lot 100
Liam O'Neill
COLLECTING HAY
Lot 100
Liam O'Neill
COLLECTING HAY
Estimate:
€10,000 - €15,000
Liam O'Neill, b.1954
COLLECTING HAY
Oil on canvas, 30" x 40" (76.2cm x 100.7cm), signed.
**All bidding conducted through www.deveres.ie. Detailed condition report and additional images available on request**
Born on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry, Liam O'Neill draws on the local people and their everyday surroundings. His paintings reflect many aspects of life in West Kerry, especially the ones that are fast-fading from living memory, the old ways of farming, from herding sheep and cows, to saving hay and cutting turf.
"I paint that which makes this area unique, the special views: Brandon, The Blaskets, and The Three Sisters, they are the backbone of the place from which it takes its structure. They are powerful symbols. Then there are the fields, the walls, the people and the animals."
In my paintings I want to celebrate that way of life. I want to salute a generation of ordinary people who have become heroes in my memory. Living in the locality once more has sharpened my understanding of life in my father's time. In a way, I am trying to do with paint what Tomas O Croithin did with words. I want to salute a special generation because "ni bheidh a leitheidi aris ann".
Liam O'Neill has exhibited widely over the past thirty years including Dingle, Dublin, London, Paris, New York and San Francisco.
COLLECTING HAY
Oil on canvas, 30" x 40" (76.2cm x 100.7cm), signed.
**All bidding conducted through www.deveres.ie. Detailed condition report and additional images available on request**
Born on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry, Liam O'Neill draws on the local people and their everyday surroundings. His paintings reflect many aspects of life in West Kerry, especially the ones that are fast-fading from living memory, the old ways of farming, from herding sheep and cows, to saving hay and cutting turf.
"I paint that which makes this area unique, the special views: Brandon, The Blaskets, and The Three Sisters, they are the backbone of the place from which it takes its structure. They are powerful symbols. Then there are the fields, the walls, the people and the animals."
In my paintings I want to celebrate that way of life. I want to salute a generation of ordinary people who have become heroes in my memory. Living in the locality once more has sharpened my understanding of life in my father's time. In a way, I am trying to do with paint what Tomas O Croithin did with words. I want to salute a special generation because "ni bheidh a leitheidi aris ann".
Liam O'Neill has exhibited widely over the past thirty years including Dingle, Dublin, London, Paris, New York and San Francisco.
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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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