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Sean Keating
UNLOADING THE TURF
Lot 28
Price Realised:
€50,000
Estimate:
€40,000 - €60,000
Sean Keating PPRHA, HRA, HRSA, 1889-1977
UNLOADING THE TURF
Oil on board, 22" x 29" (55.9 x 73.6cm), signed.
Well-known for his depiction of the Aran Islands, this late work by Sean Keating reveals a lot about his interests and training....
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Lot 28
Sean Keating
UNLOADING THE TURF
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Lot 28
Sean Keating
UNLOADING THE TURF
Estimate:
€40,000 - €60,000
Sean Keating PPRHA, HRA, HRSA, 1889-1977
UNLOADING THE TURF
Oil on board, 22" x 29" (55.9 x 73.6cm), signed.
Well-known for his depiction of the Aran Islands, this late work by Sean Keating reveals a lot about his interests and training. With no pension, Keating was dependent on commissions and exhibitions after his retirement from the National College of Art in the early 1960s. He received many requests for paintings of the Aran Islands, which he knew well, but did not visit again after his wife's death in 1965. Keating was a keen photographer, and a collector of images from publications throughout his life. Fascinated by the weather, he wrote copious notes across sketches and drawings about the movement of clouds, the wind, shadow, and the play of light on water. In later life, he often re-used passages from previously successful paintings and drawings, along with references to his photographs and notes to aid his compositions, all of which is evident in Unloading the Turf
Keating shows his viewer the end of a busy day on the islands. The turf has been unloaded; the two men sitting on the pile are cast in shadow by the setting sun. Fishermen bring their boats to shore for the night, while the couple in the foreground sit peacefully amid the scene, she seemingly tired, while he is full of laughter. The scene is inbound, and warm. There is no commotion. No noise. The sails are down, the curraches float quietly to shore. Although a late work, Keating illuminates the calming effect of the lowing sun on the clouds and water, and in doing so, he offers his viewer a sense of the peace that he continually found on the islands since his first visit in 1912.
Dr Eimear O'Connor HRHA, HRUA
Author: Sean Keating: Art, Politics, and Building the Irish Nation (IAP, 2013).
UNLOADING THE TURF
Oil on board, 22" x 29" (55.9 x 73.6cm), signed.
Well-known for his depiction of the Aran Islands, this late work by Sean Keating reveals a lot about his interests and training. With no pension, Keating was dependent on commissions and exhibitions after his retirement from the National College of Art in the early 1960s. He received many requests for paintings of the Aran Islands, which he knew well, but did not visit again after his wife's death in 1965. Keating was a keen photographer, and a collector of images from publications throughout his life. Fascinated by the weather, he wrote copious notes across sketches and drawings about the movement of clouds, the wind, shadow, and the play of light on water. In later life, he often re-used passages from previously successful paintings and drawings, along with references to his photographs and notes to aid his compositions, all of which is evident in Unloading the Turf
Keating shows his viewer the end of a busy day on the islands. The turf has been unloaded; the two men sitting on the pile are cast in shadow by the setting sun. Fishermen bring their boats to shore for the night, while the couple in the foreground sit peacefully amid the scene, she seemingly tired, while he is full of laughter. The scene is inbound, and warm. There is no commotion. No noise. The sails are down, the curraches float quietly to shore. Although a late work, Keating illuminates the calming effect of the lowing sun on the clouds and water, and in doing so, he offers his viewer a sense of the peace that he continually found on the islands since his first visit in 1912.
Dr Eimear O'Connor HRHA, HRUA
Author: Sean Keating: Art, Politics, and Building the Irish Nation (IAP, 2013).
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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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