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Lot No: 44
John Shinnors (b.1950)
WHITE KITE, SCARECROW AND CATTLE, 1998
Published Estimate: €20000-30000
Price Realised: €28000
signed lower right; with inscribed label on reverse; also with typed Taylor Galleries label on reverse John Shinnors trained in fine art painting and drawing at the Limerick School of Art and Design and held his first exhibition in the Goodwin Gallery, Limerick in 1978. Since emerging on the gallery circuit his development as an artist has seen his body of work develop out of the figurative towards an increasingly abstract approach. This very distinctive style, which defies commonplace classification, is what he is celebrated for today. The works by John Shinnors in the O’Driscoll collection are representative of the artist’s more abstracted canvases, the origins of which are rooted in the real world as evidenced in their titles. Of constant inspiration to the artist are his familiar surroundings in Limerick, St. Johns Street, Limerick (lot 41) being an obvious example as well as his fascination with kites, scarecrows and the circus. The artist’s palette, although characteristically restricted, is never monochromatic and is imbued with his chiaroscuro genius and layers of light. John Shinnors’ work is represented in numerous public and private collections and has been widely celebrated. He is a member of Aosdána and an active advocate of the arts through the Shinnors Scholarship. Represented by the Taylor Galleries, Dublin he continues to live and work in Limerick.
oil on canvas
122 by 122cm., 48 by 48in.
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Exhibited:
This painting is one of two works purchased by Jim O’Driscoll at the artist’s solo exhibition at the Taylor Galleries in 1998. For the second work see lot 41.