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Robert Ballagh
3 PEOPLE AND A PIET MONDRIAN
Lot 24
Price Realised:
€6,000
Estimate:
€1,000 - €1,500
Robert Ballagh, b.1943
3 PEOPLE AND A PIET MONDRIAN
Watercolour, 16 3/4" x 16 1/2" (42.5 x 41.9cm), signed, inscribed and dated 1975.
The 1967 ROSC Art Exhibition in Dublin was a ground-breaking exhibition. 50 works by major Internationa...
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Lot 24
Robert Ballagh
3 PEOPLE AND A PIET MONDRIAN
Lot 24
Robert Ballagh
3 PEOPLE AND A PIET MONDRIAN
Estimate:
€1,000 - €1,500
Robert Ballagh, b.1943
3 PEOPLE AND A PIET MONDRIAN
Watercolour, 16 3/4" x 16 1/2" (42.5 x 41.9cm), signed, inscribed and dated 1975.
The 1967 ROSC Art Exhibition in Dublin was a ground-breaking exhibition. 50 works by major International artists including Picasso, Miro, Francis Bacon and Willem de Kooning were assembled. This was a first for Dublin but it was not just the works on display that fascinated Ballagh, it was the way the visitors looked at them and interacted with them. "At ROSC, it seemed as if art had become commodified somehow and I found that fascinating. I decided to recreate that feeling". The 'Looking at Art' series was given its first public iteration in the artist's inaugural exhibition at the Hendriks Gallery in 1972. The paintings exposed the crass commercial realities and the crude branding of art works, as 'a Lichtenstein', 'an Ellsworth Kelly', 'a Hockney' or 'a Bridget Riley', and also pointed out the preciousness of the gallery space, where the audience is generally fashionable but sparse.
3 PEOPLE AND A PIET MONDRIAN
Watercolour, 16 3/4" x 16 1/2" (42.5 x 41.9cm), signed, inscribed and dated 1975.
The 1967 ROSC Art Exhibition in Dublin was a ground-breaking exhibition. 50 works by major International artists including Picasso, Miro, Francis Bacon and Willem de Kooning were assembled. This was a first for Dublin but it was not just the works on display that fascinated Ballagh, it was the way the visitors looked at them and interacted with them. "At ROSC, it seemed as if art had become commodified somehow and I found that fascinating. I decided to recreate that feeling". The 'Looking at Art' series was given its first public iteration in the artist's inaugural exhibition at the Hendriks Gallery in 1972. The paintings exposed the crass commercial realities and the crude branding of art works, as 'a Lichtenstein', 'an Ellsworth Kelly', 'a Hockney' or 'a Bridget Riley', and also pointed out the preciousness of the gallery space, where the audience is generally fashionable but sparse.
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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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