11 / 138
I
RISH
& I
NTERNATIONAL
A
RT
A
UCTION
M
ONDAY
10
TH
A
PRIL
2017
AT
6.00
PM
11
5 John Skelton Snr (1923-2009) SEAWEED HARVEST, MANNIN BAY, CONNEMARAsigned lower left & titled on reverse
oil on canvas
51 x 61.25cm (20 x 24in)
3URYHQDQFH
Private Collection
€3,000-5,000 (£2,608-4,347)
0DQ\ RI -RKQ 6NHOWRQ¶V ¿JXUHV FDQ EH UHDG DV HOHJLDF DOO FDXJKW LQ D NLQG RI PRQXPHQWDO ORQHOLQHVV (YHQ LQ KLV VFHQHV RI UXUDO
social life there is at times a somber note. It is caught in a child’s sad face; a farmer’s stooped back, a woman’s wistful stare.
The new Ireland of John Skelton’s latter life, if anything, reinforced and re-energized these themes of sadness and loss. In the
atmosphere of noise and youth, it became a point of honour for Skelton to mourn the passing of another world.