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Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) KINSALE signed, inscribed and dated [1941] on reverse w...

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Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980) KINSALE signed, inscribed and dated [1941] on reverse w...
Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)
KINSALE
signed, inscribed and dated [1941] on reverse
watercolour
39 by 23cm., 15.5 by 9in.
Provenance:
Private collection, Liverpool
In this fine watercolour - an unusual medium for Hennessy - a view is given of a street in Kinsale, West Cork, where the artist spent much of his time during the war years. Notably, despite the highly realistic treatment of the buildings, an air of enigma permeates the work, much as it does in Hennessy's well known oil of the previous year, 'Kinsale Harbour 1940' (Limerick City Gallery of Art). This air of mysterious quietude is heightened by the contrast between the houses - starkly outlined in architectural precision - and the nebulous, stylised, vegetative forms.
€3,000-€3,500 (IR £2,300-£2,700 approx.)
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