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Sean McSweeney
BOGLAND POOL
Lot 7
Price Realised:
€5,000
Estimate:
€5,000 - €7,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA, 1935-2018
BOGLAND POOL
Oil on board, 24" x 32" (61 x 81.2cm), signed and dated 1987; signed, inscribed and dated verso.
It is fair to say that much of Sean McSweeney's best work came following his move to Ballyconnel...
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Lot 7
Sean McSweeney
BOGLAND POOL
Lot 7
Sean McSweeney
BOGLAND POOL
Estimate:
€5,000 - €7,000
Sean McSweeney HRHA, 1935-2018
BOGLAND POOL
Oil on board, 24" x 32" (61 x 81.2cm), signed and dated 1987; signed, inscribed and dated verso.
It is fair to say that much of Sean McSweeney's best work came following his move to Ballyconnell in Co Sligo. He took time to adapt to the surrounding flat bogland, which was windswept and fringed by a rocky shoreline, but was won over by the brilliance of the ever-changing light - the Atlantic stretched on three sides "like a big mirror" - and the micro-landscape of the cut-away bog, with its rectangular pools and profuse but diminutive vegetation.
Writing about an exhibition of McSweeney's work at the John Martin Gallery in London in 2003, the American academic and critic Helen Vendler wrote: "There are paintings here that give us the whole world rather than a section of it."
(Extract from Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, June 2018)
BOGLAND POOL
Oil on board, 24" x 32" (61 x 81.2cm), signed and dated 1987; signed, inscribed and dated verso.
It is fair to say that much of Sean McSweeney's best work came following his move to Ballyconnell in Co Sligo. He took time to adapt to the surrounding flat bogland, which was windswept and fringed by a rocky shoreline, but was won over by the brilliance of the ever-changing light - the Atlantic stretched on three sides "like a big mirror" - and the micro-landscape of the cut-away bog, with its rectangular pools and profuse but diminutive vegetation.
Writing about an exhibition of McSweeney's work at the John Martin Gallery in London in 2003, the American academic and critic Helen Vendler wrote: "There are paintings here that give us the whole world rather than a section of it."
(Extract from Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, June 2018)
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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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