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Markey Robinson (1918-1999) FISHING VILLAGE signed lower right oil on board 47 by 57cm., 18.5 by ...

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Markey Robinson (1918-1999) FISHING VILLAGE signed lower right oil on board 47 by 57cm., 18.5 by ...
Markey Robinson (1918-1999)
FISHING VILLAGE
signed lower right
oil on board
47 by 57cm., 18.5 by 22.5in.
Provenance:
The McCaffrey Collection;
Emer Gallery, Belfast;
Private collection, Belfast
Literature:
Susan Stairs, The Irish Figurists and Figurative Painting in Irish Art, George
Gallery Montague Ltd, Dublin, 1990, pp.173, 200-201 (illustrated p.201)
This very early example of Markey’s art displays his early interest in anecdotal
detail and his enduring love of the sea and marine subjects. Formerly owned by
the McCaffrey family, well known Dublin publicans who exhibited their extensive
collection of Markey’s works in their pubs - the Hole in the Wall, Blackhorse
Avenue, and Nancy Hand’s, in Parkgate Street.
€12,000-€15,000 (£8,000-£10,100 sterling approx.)