Irish & International Art 25th April 2016 : Click Lot Title for More info & Pictures.

signed lower right

mixed media

79 x 92cm (31 x 36in)

Provenance:

Dawson Gallery, Dublin (label verso)

Private Collection

€2,000-3,000 (£1,562-2,343)

Patrick Scott was born in County Cork, in 1921. He trained as an architect and spent 15 years working with Michael Scott in the

architectural practice of what became Scott Tallon Walker, where his innate talent as an artist and designer developed in unison. He

became a leading graphic designer with the Signa Design Consultancy (set up in 1953 by Michael Scott and Louis le Brocquy), all

the while continuing to test various ideas in his painting. On winning a National Prize at the Guggenheim International Award in

1960 and representing Ireland at the XXX Venice Biennale in the same year, Scott became a full-time artist.

Scott was perhaps best known for his gold paintings, abstracts incorporating geometrical forms in gold leaf against a pale tempura

background. He also produced tapestries and carpets.His paintings are in several important collections including the Museum of

ModernArt in NewYork. His works are distinguished by their purity and sense of calm, reflecting his own interest in Zen Buddhism.

On 11 July 2007, Scott, who was a founding member of Aosdána, was conferred with the title of Saoi, the highest honour that can

be bestowed upon an Irish artist. The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, made the presentation, placing a gold torc, the symbol

of the office of Saoi, around his neck. No more than seven living members may hold this honour at any one time.