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123 Graham Knuttel (b.1954) The Racing Post

signed 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 Meadows

signed 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)