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Felim Egan
LIGHT GREY
Lot 62
Result:
Not Sold
Estimate:
€6,000 - €9,000
Felim Egan, 1952-2020
LIGHT GREY
Oil on canvas, 63" x 63" (160 x 160cm), signed, inscribed verso.
Felim Egan was born in Tyrone and studied at Belfast, Portsmouth and Slade School of Art London. He then spent a year at the British School...
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Lot 62
Felim Egan
LIGHT GREY
Lot 62
Felim Egan
LIGHT GREY
Estimate:
€6,000 - €9,000
Felim Egan, 1952-2020
LIGHT GREY
Oil on canvas, 63" x 63" (160 x 160cm), signed, inscribed verso.
Felim Egan was born in Tyrone and studied at Belfast, Portsmouth and Slade School of Art London. He then spent a year at the British School in Rome. He returned to Dublin in the early 1980s and achieved great commercial success after his early recognition, representing Ireland at the 11th Biennale de Paris in 1980 and soon after the san Paulo Biennale in 1985.
His artworks, in the most part, are minimal abstract works. For a time Egan included figures but relinquished these for his favoured minimal style. His paintings are built up layer by thin layer of paint with ground stone powder mixed with acrylic. He exhibited predominantly in Dublin and Glasgow during the 1980s, notably at ROSC in 1984.
Among his achievements, Egan won the UNESCO prize in Paris in 1993 and the Premiere Prize at Cagnes-sur-Mer in 1995. His work is in a number of important collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the collection of the European Parliament. He received many public works commissions, including Dublin Castle, National Gallery of Ireland and Meeting House Square. He was celebrated with a major exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1996 and at the Whitworth Gallery, Manchester. He was a member of Aosdana and died in 2020.
LIGHT GREY
Oil on canvas, 63" x 63" (160 x 160cm), signed, inscribed verso.
Felim Egan was born in Tyrone and studied at Belfast, Portsmouth and Slade School of Art London. He then spent a year at the British School in Rome. He returned to Dublin in the early 1980s and achieved great commercial success after his early recognition, representing Ireland at the 11th Biennale de Paris in 1980 and soon after the san Paulo Biennale in 1985.
His artworks, in the most part, are minimal abstract works. For a time Egan included figures but relinquished these for his favoured minimal style. His paintings are built up layer by thin layer of paint with ground stone powder mixed with acrylic. He exhibited predominantly in Dublin and Glasgow during the 1980s, notably at ROSC in 1984.
Among his achievements, Egan won the UNESCO prize in Paris in 1993 and the Premiere Prize at Cagnes-sur-Mer in 1995. His work is in a number of important collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the collection of the European Parliament. He received many public works commissions, including Dublin Castle, National Gallery of Ireland and Meeting House Square. He was celebrated with a major exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1996 and at the Whitworth Gallery, Manchester. He was a member of Aosdana and died in 2020.
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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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