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123 Graham Knuttel (b.1954) The Racing Postsigned lower right
oil on canvas laid on board
99 x 168.5cm (39 x 66in)
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
€3,000-5,000 (£2,608-4,347)
Graham Knuttel was born in Dublin in 1954. He studied art at Dun Laoghaire College of Art Design and Technology and was ini-
tially known for his sculptures and collaborated with Viscount Linley on a chess board, Knuttel making the figures. Having always
had an interest in figurative work in the portrayal of the human condition Knuttel says” I was attracted to the life drawing room
where I was determined to develop the skills as a figurative painter. I found myself to be an intuitive painter. I had little patience for
the intellectual processes and conclusions involved with abstract and conceptual art. For me, to paint what I saw or felt or imagined
around me should be a simple affair, painted from the gut”
Knuttel’s bold use of colour and form and the narrative tensions which wind their way through all his work, makes him a true story
teller. His works are instantly recognisable. Collectors of his work include Colin Farrell, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Eddie
Jordan and Michael Stipe.
124 Edmund John Nieman (1813-1876) British Windsor Castle and Eton Chapel from the Meadowssigned lower right
oil on canvas
76.25 x 127.5cm (30 x 50in)
Provenance:
Deighton’s Strand Gallery,
UK (label verso);
Private Collection
€2,000-4,000 (£1,739-3,478)