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Albert Irvin
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Lot 18
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€8,000 - €12,000
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Albert Irvin RA, 1922-2015
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Oil on canvas, 70" x 62" (182.9 x 152.4cm), signed and dated '87 verso.
Provenance: The Collection of Alan & Mary Hobart.
Albert Irvin is renowned for his bold abstract expressionist painti...
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Lot 18
Albert Irvin
STUDY FOR HOMERTON
Lot 18
Albert Irvin
STUDY FOR HOMERTON
Estimate:
€8,000 - €12,000
Albert Irvin RA, 1922-2015
STUDY FOR HOMERTON
Oil on canvas, 70" x 62" (182.9 x 152.4cm), signed and dated '87 verso.
Provenance: The Collection of Alan & Mary Hobart.
Albert Irvin is renowned for his bold abstract expressionist paintings. Born in Bermondsey, London he spent his life living and working in the city, creating pieces that celebrate the human experience. Linking directly to his fascination of the human relationship with the external world, Irvins works often display his obsession with journeys, maps, cities and the spatial environment. To express this fascination Irvin painted in a way that mirrored the movement of people, in broad and sweeping strokes.
Inspired by the New York School and the American Abstract Expressionists including Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, his work is characterized by the use of vibrant colours, an exploration of the tension between figuration and abstraction. His versatility mirrored his wish to explore the experience of being in the world, paintings that expressed the 'drama of life, through the use of vivid hues and large- scale canvases. As Irvin stated, his works are not in any sense depictions of anything: I like to think that rather than being pictures of the world, they are pictures about it'.
Irvin is represented in numerous public collections including the Tate Gallery, the Royal Academy, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
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Oil on canvas, 70" x 62" (182.9 x 152.4cm), signed and dated '87 verso.
Provenance: The Collection of Alan & Mary Hobart.
Albert Irvin is renowned for his bold abstract expressionist paintings. Born in Bermondsey, London he spent his life living and working in the city, creating pieces that celebrate the human experience. Linking directly to his fascination of the human relationship with the external world, Irvins works often display his obsession with journeys, maps, cities and the spatial environment. To express this fascination Irvin painted in a way that mirrored the movement of people, in broad and sweeping strokes.
Inspired by the New York School and the American Abstract Expressionists including Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, his work is characterized by the use of vibrant colours, an exploration of the tension between figuration and abstraction. His versatility mirrored his wish to explore the experience of being in the world, paintings that expressed the 'drama of life, through the use of vivid hues and large- scale canvases. As Irvin stated, his works are not in any sense depictions of anything: I like to think that rather than being pictures of the world, they are pictures about it'.
Irvin is represented in numerous public collections including the Tate Gallery, the Royal Academy, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
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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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