€80
Star Lot: A marvelous original Chris Reid (Irish, b.1918) lino cut titled "Whirlwind" featuring a layered composition of overlapping lines and forms creating a textured and dynamic scene. Rendered in three tones of blue, orange and black. A teal green appears where the blue and orange have overlapped. Signed bottom right and housed in a wooden frame. Ritchie Hendriks framers sticker to verso, along with further information. Reid has a strong auction history with works fetching into the mid hundreds at Whyte's.
MM: 48 x 43 cm including frame.
Chris Reid was born in 1918 in Ballina, Co Mayo. She moved to Dublin in her late teens and began immediately to immerse herself in the study of applied arts. Having studied dress design at the Grafton Academy she designed and produced hats. Later in her career Chris Reid attended the College of Art, Dublin and joined the Graphic Studio where she studied the art of printmaking. She has been nominated President of the Dublin Art Club and has been a committee member of the Graphic Studio and the Watercolour Association of Ireland. Her work is included in the Arts Council, Hugh Lane and An Taisce Collections.
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