€520
Star Lot: A fabulously expressive Michael Mulcahy (Irish contemporary b.1952) oil on canvas painting. Features Mulcany's distinctive vigorous style with primitive figure and wine bottle. Signed M. Mulcahy bottom right with 'Mick's demory....etc.....' written by artist to verso. Mulcahy's work has sold at Whytes and Ross's with works fetching from €400 up to €1800.
MM: 49cm x 58cm including frame.
Michael Mulcahy is a renowned expressionist artist who has represented Ireland all over the world. He holds the highest Irish recognition awarded to artists by being a member of Aosdana.
Born in Cork, Ireland in 1952.
Michael Mulcahy’s first public exhibition was in 1981. Within twelve years, in 1994 he had two major national exhibitions at the Hugh Lane gallery of modern art and Taylor galleries in Dublin, titled « Do-Gong » series. Besides the many more national exhibitions since, he has also exhibited in New-York, London, Paris, Brussels and the Museum of Modern Art in Seoul.
Michael Mulcahy represented Ireland in the Sydney Biennale. He has illustrated two books of poetry for the Irish President, Michael D. Higgins, who has said on national television that 'Michael Mulcahy is one of our very best artists. Some of his paintings are among my favourites' There is a video of the lot on our social media pages on Facebook, Instagram and tic tok.
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