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John Shinnors
KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND I
Lot 7
Current Bid:
€10,000
Bid History:
1 Bids
Estimate:
€15,000 - €20,000
Ending:
18:04:30 on 29/04/2025
John Shinnors, b.1950
KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND I
Oil on canvas laid on board, 36" x 48" (91.5 x 121.9cm), signed and inscribed verso.
Provenance: Purchased Carlow Arts Festival, 1997; Private Collection.
Born in Limerick in 1950, John S...
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Lot 7
John Shinnors
KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND I
Lot 7
John Shinnors
KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND I
Estimate:
€15,000 - €20,000
John Shinnors, b.1950
KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND I
Oil on canvas laid on board, 36" x 48" (91.5 x 121.9cm), signed and inscribed verso.
Provenance: Purchased Carlow Arts Festival, 1997; Private Collection.
Born in Limerick in 1950, John Shinnors has lived and worked in his native city nearly all his life. His style is immediately identifiable, often using a reduced palette of black and white relieved by brightly coloured underpainting and use of bright red.
In a Shinnors painting, what initially seems like an abstract pattern has observable things as its source: cows, cats, rooks, fish, kites, scarecrows and road markings are among the things that are frequent source material. These limited motifs are familiar to habitual observers of the artist's work. But Shinnors doesn't try to 'represent' them. Instead, he uses them as visual triggers, isolated fragments of the observed world that lead the artist into abstract territory. He wants the painting itself to take over, so that we stop seeing the literal and become taken up with the drama and interplay of colour, texture and abstract shapes. He takes something familiar and plays with it so that the viewer encounters the ordinary in a refreshingly new and visually engaging way.
(ref. Frances Ruane, 2021)
KITE OVER CLARE ISLAND I
Oil on canvas laid on board, 36" x 48" (91.5 x 121.9cm), signed and inscribed verso.
Provenance: Purchased Carlow Arts Festival, 1997; Private Collection.
Born in Limerick in 1950, John Shinnors has lived and worked in his native city nearly all his life. His style is immediately identifiable, often using a reduced palette of black and white relieved by brightly coloured underpainting and use of bright red.
In a Shinnors painting, what initially seems like an abstract pattern has observable things as its source: cows, cats, rooks, fish, kites, scarecrows and road markings are among the things that are frequent source material. These limited motifs are familiar to habitual observers of the artist's work. But Shinnors doesn't try to 'represent' them. Instead, he uses them as visual triggers, isolated fragments of the observed world that lead the artist into abstract territory. He wants the painting itself to take over, so that we stop seeing the literal and become taken up with the drama and interplay of colour, texture and abstract shapes. He takes something familiar and plays with it so that the viewer encounters the ordinary in a refreshingly new and visually engaging way.
(ref. Frances Ruane, 2021)
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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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