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Richard Kingston RHA (1922-2003) Wildlife Refuge, Curracloe, Co Wexfordsigned lower left
oil on panel
76.5 x 122cm (30 x 48in)
Provenance:
Private Collection
€2,500-3,500 (£1,953-2,734)
The Irish landscape, still-life and flower painter Richard Kingston was born in County Wicklow. Like Percy French and Nathiel
Hone The Younger, Kingston first studied engineering before turning to fine art full-time. He was influenced by Abstract Expres-
sionism and was one of the first Irish artists to embrace this style. During the late 1950s, Kingston had several solo exhibitions at
the Ritchie Hendriks Gallery (Dublin) and the Leicester Galleries (London).In the early 1970s, after representing Ireland in several
exhibitions abroad, he set up his own art gallery at Wellington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin. He first exhibited in the RHA in 1962 and
became a member in 1980. He was elected to the Board of Governors of the National Gallery of Ireland from 1982-1989.