€300 - €600
Super Star Lot: An incredible and large original Charles Cullen (Irish, b.1939) pencil and ink sketch titled "After and Before" dating to 1984. This diptych shows two contrasting portraits of the artist, the left is well worked with shading added to create depth in the face. The right portrait is much looser, making use of free linework and negative space. Unsigned but accompanied by Hugh Lane Gallery stickers to verso for identification. Presented in a brushed chrome frame. Cullen has a very strong auction history with works fetching into the early thousands.
MM: 79 x 59 cm including frame.
Irish artist Charles Cullen studied at the National College of Art and Design. His practice is influenced by a range of subjects, including Irish literature, history, politics and religion. Cullen was a founder member of the Project Arts Centre in 1966. He has participated in many group and solo shows and in 1997, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane held a major retrospective of his work. Cullen lectured in fine art at the National College of Art & Design and served as head of the painting department until 2000. His work is held in the collections of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane; the Arts Council of Ireland and Trinity College, Dublin. Cullen is a member of Aosdána.
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