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

134 109 Felim Egan (b.1952) Untitled (1986) signed and dated verso oil and mixed media on canvas 91 x 91cm (35.75 x 35.75in) Provenance: Private Collection €1,500-2,500 (£1,327-2,212) Acknowledged as a leading Irish abstract painter, Felim Egan created carefully judged compositions that, with their fine textures and rhythmic interplay of linear motifs, have a buoyant, musical quality. In fact, his painting has been compared to the music of such minimalist composers as Steve Reich or Philip Glass. His palette tends towards muted, chalky colours, adding to the overall feeling of calm, but a calm overlying a busy, humming energy.