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Daniel O'Neill
RECLINING NUDE
Lot 46
Price Realised:
€28,500
Estimate:
€25,000 - €35,000
Daniel O'Neill, 1920-1974
RECLINING FIGURE
Oil on board, 16" x 24" (40.6 x 60.9cm), signed; inscribed verso.
Provenance: Collection of Mrs O'Dwyer, Dublin; Sold these rooms, 31st May 1994 (lot 23), where purchased by the current owner: ...
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Lot 46
Daniel O'Neill
RECLINING NUDE
Lot 46
Daniel O'Neill
RECLINING NUDE
Estimate:
€25,000 - €35,000
Daniel O'Neill, 1920-1974
RECLINING FIGURE
Oil on board, 16" x 24" (40.6 x 60.9cm), signed; inscribed verso.
Provenance: Collection of Mrs O'Dwyer, Dublin; Sold these rooms, 31st May 1994 (lot 23), where purchased by the current owner: Private Collection, Dublin.
A larger version of this work was sold through Sotheby's, 7th May 2008 (lot 181), fetching £216,500 (incl. BP), extracts from the catalogue note read:
Painted in the mid 1960s, this work is based on the traditional art subject of the reclining nude. The compositional arrangement is a direct reference to the Renaissance and more specifically, to Giorgione's seminal Sleeping Venus. It is unlikely that O'Neill ever experienced the latter work in the flesh however, it is highly probable that he visited the Musee d'Orsay when he was in Paris in the late 1940s where he would have seen Edouard Manet's Olympia, the modern version on the theme that sparked much controversy when it was first shown at the Paris Salon in 1865.
It was Victor Waddington, Daniel O'Neill's dealer in the 1940s, who most probably sponsored O'Neill's first trip to Paris in 1949. The present work bears close similarities to The Blue Skirt (1949, Coll. Ulster Museum, Belfast). Whilst the underlying inspiration for the arrangement of each figure is the archetypal Renaissance reclining nude, the genesis for the Grecian-like drapery covering the figures in both works lies in the artist's mother's reaction on seeing O'Neill's first version of The Blue Skirt depicting a reclining nude; she asked her son "to dress the nude more appropriately".
RECLINING FIGURE
Oil on board, 16" x 24" (40.6 x 60.9cm), signed; inscribed verso.
Provenance: Collection of Mrs O'Dwyer, Dublin; Sold these rooms, 31st May 1994 (lot 23), where purchased by the current owner: Private Collection, Dublin.
A larger version of this work was sold through Sotheby's, 7th May 2008 (lot 181), fetching £216,500 (incl. BP), extracts from the catalogue note read:
Painted in the mid 1960s, this work is based on the traditional art subject of the reclining nude. The compositional arrangement is a direct reference to the Renaissance and more specifically, to Giorgione's seminal Sleeping Venus. It is unlikely that O'Neill ever experienced the latter work in the flesh however, it is highly probable that he visited the Musee d'Orsay when he was in Paris in the late 1940s where he would have seen Edouard Manet's Olympia, the modern version on the theme that sparked much controversy when it was first shown at the Paris Salon in 1865.
It was Victor Waddington, Daniel O'Neill's dealer in the 1940s, who most probably sponsored O'Neill's first trip to Paris in 1949. The present work bears close similarities to The Blue Skirt (1949, Coll. Ulster Museum, Belfast). Whilst the underlying inspiration for the arrangement of each figure is the archetypal Renaissance reclining nude, the genesis for the Grecian-like drapery covering the figures in both works lies in the artist's mother's reaction on seeing O'Neill's first version of The Blue Skirt depicting a reclining nude; she asked her son "to dress the nude more appropriately".
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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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