Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 21st October 2019

I rish & I nternational A rt M onday 21 st O ctober 2019 at 6.00 pm 107 76 John Shinnors (b.1950) Loop Head - Kite I (1998) signed lower right oil on canvas 58 x 58cm (22.75 x 22.75in) Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner Literature: Profile 18 - John Shinnors - Published by Gandon Editions, page 33 (illustrated) €10,000-15,000 (£8,849-13,274) Kites are one of John Shinnors’ favourite motifs because they are wild cards, thrown around by the wind and likely to pop in and out of sight. Shinnors loves accidental juxtapositions, chance encounters that transform unlikely partners into visual puzzles. Here he has in play two recurrent subjects, a kite dancing through the sky against Loop Head lighthouse in a lively composition that verges on the abstract.

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