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Patrick Scott
SILVER PAINTING
Lot 15
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Estimate:
€20,000 - €30,000
Patrick Scott HRHA, 1921-2014
SILVER PAINTING
Palladium leaf on unprimed canvas, 48" x 48" (121.9 x 121.9cm), signed, inscribed and dated 9/90 verso.
Provenance: Private Collection, Italy.
Patrick Scott is the most prominent painter to ...
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Lot 15
Patrick Scott
SILVER PAINTING
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Lot 15
Patrick Scott
SILVER PAINTING
Estimate:
€20,000 - €30,000
Patrick Scott HRHA, 1921-2014
SILVER PAINTING
Palladium leaf on unprimed canvas, 48" x 48" (121.9 x 121.9cm), signed, inscribed and dated 9/90 verso.
Provenance: Private Collection, Italy.
Patrick Scott is the most prominent painter to have embraced pure, minimal abstraction in conservative Ireland of the 1960s. In 2007 he was elected a Saoi of Aosdana, the highest honour that can be awarded to a creative artist in this country. His compositions have a strong geometric underpinning and austerity that can be traced to his time working as an architect under Michael Scott and the influence of the Bauhaus. He left architecture to become a full-time artist in 1960, but his aesthetic sensibility had inevitably been shaped by those years and, later, by his interest in Zen Buddhism.
The circle, the square, raw linen, and precious metals are defining features of Scott's work, with the circle often used to suggest the sun or the moon. Although we associate Scott with pure abstraction, many of his works, like this one, make poetic references to the seen world. Silver Painting 9/90 is a restrained, disciplined geometric composition using Scott's characteristically limited palette. Yet, you can't fail to miss the dreamy evocation of a solitary moonlit night glimpsed through a window. There is a palpable sense of serenity and contemplation. A luminous moon casts a faint shadow on the landscape, the shadow's asymmetry adding a lyrical note to the otherwise symmetrical composition. The muted neutral tones of the painting, all from the same 'family', have been skilfully orchestrated from dark to light, culminating in the radiant disc, whose opulence is all the more dramatic because of the way it contrasts with the rest of the painting's utter simplicity.
Seamus Heaney, talking about artists in general and Scott in particular, spoke about how there were "putters in and takers out", where the "art" is knowing what to leave in. Scott pares away everything but the most essential elements. Silver Painting 9/90, with its condensed elegance, reserve and uncompromising austerity, creates an aura of serene meditation.
Dr Frances Ruane HRHA, May 2023
SILVER PAINTING
Palladium leaf on unprimed canvas, 48" x 48" (121.9 x 121.9cm), signed, inscribed and dated 9/90 verso.
Provenance: Private Collection, Italy.
Patrick Scott is the most prominent painter to have embraced pure, minimal abstraction in conservative Ireland of the 1960s. In 2007 he was elected a Saoi of Aosdana, the highest honour that can be awarded to a creative artist in this country. His compositions have a strong geometric underpinning and austerity that can be traced to his time working as an architect under Michael Scott and the influence of the Bauhaus. He left architecture to become a full-time artist in 1960, but his aesthetic sensibility had inevitably been shaped by those years and, later, by his interest in Zen Buddhism.
The circle, the square, raw linen, and precious metals are defining features of Scott's work, with the circle often used to suggest the sun or the moon. Although we associate Scott with pure abstraction, many of his works, like this one, make poetic references to the seen world. Silver Painting 9/90 is a restrained, disciplined geometric composition using Scott's characteristically limited palette. Yet, you can't fail to miss the dreamy evocation of a solitary moonlit night glimpsed through a window. There is a palpable sense of serenity and contemplation. A luminous moon casts a faint shadow on the landscape, the shadow's asymmetry adding a lyrical note to the otherwise symmetrical composition. The muted neutral tones of the painting, all from the same 'family', have been skilfully orchestrated from dark to light, culminating in the radiant disc, whose opulence is all the more dramatic because of the way it contrasts with the rest of the painting's utter simplicity.
Seamus Heaney, talking about artists in general and Scott in particular, spoke about how there were "putters in and takers out", where the "art" is knowing what to leave in. Scott pares away everything but the most essential elements. Silver Painting 9/90, with its condensed elegance, reserve and uncompromising austerity, creates an aura of serene meditation.
Dr Frances Ruane HRHA, May 2023
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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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