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Hector McDonnell
PREPARING FOR A TEA AT PICKERING
Lot 43
Result:
Not Sold
Estimate:
€15,000 - €20,000
Hector McDonnell RUA, b.1947
PREPARING FOR A TEA AT PICKERING
Oil on canvas, 31 1/2" x 70 3/4" x (80 x 180cm), signed with monogram and dated 2021; signed, inscribed and dated 2021 verso.
Provenance: from the artist's studio.
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Lot 43
Hector McDonnell
PREPARING FOR A TEA AT PICKERING
PREPARING FOR A TEA AT PICKERING
Oil on canvas, 31 1/2" x 70 3/4" x (80 x 180cm), signed with monogram and dated 2021; signed, inscribed and dated 2021 verso.
Provenance: from the artist's studio.
Hector McDonn... Read more
Lot 43
Hector McDonnell
PREPARING FOR A TEA AT PICKERING
Estimate:
€15,000 - €20,000
Hector McDonnell RUA, b.1947
PREPARING FOR A TEA AT PICKERING
Oil on canvas, 31 1/2" x 70 3/4" x (80 x 180cm), signed with monogram and dated 2021; signed, inscribed and dated 2021 verso.
Provenance: from the artist's studio.
Hector McDonnell grew up on the estate of Glenarm, Co. Antrim. He studied painting in both Munich and Vienna and is regarded by many as one of the finest figurative artists working in Ireland today. Best known for his observations of daily life, he captures the mundane with a unique quality. Mc Donnell has a large following in Germany and in 1979 he was the winner of The Darmstadler Kunstpreis. He held a retrospective exhibition there in 1981, a further retrospective was held in the Ulster Museum, Belfast in 2003. The Belfast Telegraph at the time described Hector 'as one of Irelands finest living artists'.
I have visited my dear friend Marina many times over the years and always found things in her house, that epitomised her life, and that of her growing family, that delighted me so much that I was impelled to paint them. In particular I have painted scenes in her kitchen again and again. This, my most recent, sat as a sketch in my studio for a couple of years, as other projects prevented me from tackling it. Finally, restricted to my house by covid, and hearing that Marina was severely ill in hospital I threw myself at the task. Marina's recovery made it an even more pleasurable undertaking, and I look forward now to many more visits in the future, and, let us hope, many more paintings too!
PREPARING FOR A TEA AT PICKERING
Oil on canvas, 31 1/2" x 70 3/4" x (80 x 180cm), signed with monogram and dated 2021; signed, inscribed and dated 2021 verso.
Provenance: from the artist's studio.
Hector McDonnell grew up on the estate of Glenarm, Co. Antrim. He studied painting in both Munich and Vienna and is regarded by many as one of the finest figurative artists working in Ireland today. Best known for his observations of daily life, he captures the mundane with a unique quality. Mc Donnell has a large following in Germany and in 1979 he was the winner of The Darmstadler Kunstpreis. He held a retrospective exhibition there in 1981, a further retrospective was held in the Ulster Museum, Belfast in 2003. The Belfast Telegraph at the time described Hector 'as one of Irelands finest living artists'.
I have visited my dear friend Marina many times over the years and always found things in her house, that epitomised her life, and that of her growing family, that delighted me so much that I was impelled to paint them. In particular I have painted scenes in her kitchen again and again. This, my most recent, sat as a sketch in my studio for a couple of years, as other projects prevented me from tackling it. Finally, restricted to my house by covid, and hearing that Marina was severely ill in hospital I threw myself at the task. Marina's recovery made it an even more pleasurable undertaking, and I look forward now to many more visits in the future, and, let us hope, many more paintings too!
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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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