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Basil Blackshaw
JIM'S HEAD (JUDE)
Lot 38
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Not Sold
Estimate:
€15,000 - €25,000
Basil Blackshaw RUA, HRHA, 1932-2016
JIM'S HEAD (JUDE)
Oil on paper, 29" x 22" (74 x 56cm), signed.
Provenance: Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin (label verso).
Any invitation to write about a work of Basil Blackshaw is not unlike the birth o...
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Lot 38
Basil Blackshaw
JIM'S HEAD (JUDE)
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Lot 38
Basil Blackshaw
JIM'S HEAD (JUDE)
Estimate:
€15,000 - €25,000
Basil Blackshaw RUA, HRHA, 1932-2016
JIM'S HEAD (JUDE)
Oil on paper, 29" x 22" (74 x 56cm), signed.
Provenance: Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin (label verso).
Any invitation to write about a work of Basil Blackshaw is not unlike the birth of another grandchild or that 'ding' on the phone followed by the single word 'landed' alerting me to the fact that a member of the family has touched down safely somewhere in the world. Happiness is the greatest gift that we possess. Blackshaw spreads happiness.
I have seen many paintings over the years of 'Jude', Basil Blackshaw's model. It is fair to say Jude and Basil were kindred spirits. They were both impish and full of fun.
They shared so many anecdotes with me about each other in different circumstances. On one occasion Basil regaled me with his account of a train journey with Jude to Portstewart for the day. He brought the camera with him and walking along the shoreline he dared Jude to hang naked from the rocks. Jude being Jude stripped off and posed in every which way, Basil capturing all of this on camera. They then retired to a local hostelry where like two children they giggled and tee-heed over the images not exercising too much discretion in the presence of the gawking locals. Jude fell asleep on the train home and Basil snapped her again.
Once I clapped my eye on this image 'Head' (Jude) by Blackshaw I thought of Chagall. Chagall was a Russian Jewish French artist considered to be "the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists".
Just this week I spotted one of Chagall's early works, a portrait of his father called 'Le Père' is coming to the market in Phillips' Auction in New York.
The connection between the two painters is the gay abandon with which both Chagall and Blackshaw play with paint and colour. Perhaps former distinguished Irish Times Art critic, Brian Fallon, crystallised this aspect of Blackshaw's style best when he said of the Northern Ireland artist that he had to come from somewhere to end up where it landed.
Eamonn Mallie., October 2022
JIM'S HEAD (JUDE)
Oil on paper, 29" x 22" (74 x 56cm), signed.
Provenance: Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin (label verso).
Any invitation to write about a work of Basil Blackshaw is not unlike the birth of another grandchild or that 'ding' on the phone followed by the single word 'landed' alerting me to the fact that a member of the family has touched down safely somewhere in the world. Happiness is the greatest gift that we possess. Blackshaw spreads happiness.
I have seen many paintings over the years of 'Jude', Basil Blackshaw's model. It is fair to say Jude and Basil were kindred spirits. They were both impish and full of fun.
They shared so many anecdotes with me about each other in different circumstances. On one occasion Basil regaled me with his account of a train journey with Jude to Portstewart for the day. He brought the camera with him and walking along the shoreline he dared Jude to hang naked from the rocks. Jude being Jude stripped off and posed in every which way, Basil capturing all of this on camera. They then retired to a local hostelry where like two children they giggled and tee-heed over the images not exercising too much discretion in the presence of the gawking locals. Jude fell asleep on the train home and Basil snapped her again.
Once I clapped my eye on this image 'Head' (Jude) by Blackshaw I thought of Chagall. Chagall was a Russian Jewish French artist considered to be "the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists".
Just this week I spotted one of Chagall's early works, a portrait of his father called 'Le Père' is coming to the market in Phillips' Auction in New York.
The connection between the two painters is the gay abandon with which both Chagall and Blackshaw play with paint and colour. Perhaps former distinguished Irish Times Art critic, Brian Fallon, crystallised this aspect of Blackshaw's style best when he said of the Northern Ireland artist that he had to come from somewhere to end up where it landed.
Eamonn Mallie., October 2022
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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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