€195
Star Lot: A captivating original Gerald Davis (Irish, b.1938 - d.2005) oil on board painting titled "Ancient Monument," dating to 1984. Features an abstracted landscape scene in vibrant contrasting tones of oranges, greens, yellows, blues and browns. Signed and dated lower left and presented in a fabulous deep gilt wooden frame. Liam Slattery framers sticker to verso. This artwork previously sold at Morgan O'Driscoll for €420. Davis is a very popular Irish artist with works fetching into the thousands.
MM: 44 x 39 cm including frame (artwork is 20.5 x 25.5 cm)
Born in Dublin, Gerald Davis was a prominent Irish semi-abstract painter. He was also a gallerist who promoted the work of other Irish artists in Dublin, as well as a critic and a scholar of the work of James Joyce and founder of the record label LIVIA which released albums for Irish jazz musicians, poets and actors. He was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Ireland and commented on the arts and stories of Irish Jewish life in print and broadcast media. There is an excellent video of this lot our social medial pages Facebook, instagram and tic tok.
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