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Patrick Collins HRHA (1910-1994) SUN ON THE BOG signed and dated [1964] lower right; origin...

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Patrick Collins HRHA (1910-1994) SUN ON THE BOG signed and dated [1964] lower right; origin...
Patrick Collins HRHA (1910-1994)
SUN ON THE BOG
signed and dated [1964] lower right; original exhibition label on reverse
oil on board
46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
Provenance:
Denis Dunne Esq.
Exhibited:
Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, July 1964
Collins' series of bog paintings developed during a nine month period spent digging drainage ditches in Connemara in the 1960s. Again, like with so many of his works, the focus is on the land, uninterrupted by the suggestion of animals, people, trees or buildings. "We are forced to focus on the bog and to contemplate the ultimate return of all living matter to the earth."1 The composition is developed simply with a few strong lines set against an empty space with the slightest hint of the "window" treatment. Collins' bog paintings are often interpreted as expressions of loneliness or isolation. However, the reference to the sun in this piece suggests a sense of hope and awakening.
1 Frances Ruane, Patrick Collins, The Arts Council, Dublin, 1982, pp.54-55
€40,000-€60,000 (IR £31,200-£46,800 approx.)
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