€60
Star Lot: Tom Cullen (b.1934 - d.2001) A fantastic original Tom Cullen oil on board painting titled 'Bridge Over a River' by the renowned Irish Postwar artist, dating to 1982. Features the titular scene rendered in an impressionistic style with lovely texture created through the use of the palette knife and flat brush. Signed and dated bottom left. Cullen does fantastically at auction, with sales at Whytes for similar works reaching €600. Housed in a wood and linen frame behind glass with Duke Street Gallery sticker to verso.
Mm: 30cm x 40 cm including frame
Tom developed a distinctive style over the years. Known primarily for his scenes of vanishing Dublin, his application of paints is bold and knowing, adding strength and character to the work. Tom used a palette knife technique and painted with a range of harmonious colour tones. The resulting unique style can only be accredited to the artist himself. Tom Cullen was born in Donnybrook, Dublin in 1934. Tom lectured in The National College of Art and Design, Thomas Street, Dublin and taught art in Blackrock College. He spent six years painting on the continent, primarily in Austria, Bavaria and Switzerland. He shared his first solo exhibition with Robert Ballagh and had many successful solo exhibitions throughout his long career. These included: The Graphics Gallery, Stephens Green; Man of Aran, Aran Quay; Ashling Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York
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