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John Shinnors
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- John Shinnors
- Circus Girl I, II, III
- one signed on the overlap
- oil on canvas, triptych
- each 22 by 17cm.; 8½ by 6½in.
Condition
In excellent original condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Executed in 1998.
Having painted using what the artist describes as 'a very super-realist style' in the late 70s, Shinnors developed a more fluid visual vocabulary in the 1980s. However, it was a crucial occurrence in the early 1990s that inspired the move toward the bold abstract style exemplified by the present work; '...I was in Kilkee, out on St George's Head. It was a miserable day, with a grey mist over everything. Looking down, there was a tiny white figure moving against the rock, and I saw a flash of yellow in the sky. It was a child playing with a kite, and something clicked...' (Shinnors, in conversation with Aidan Dunne, John Shinnors, Gandon Editions, Kinsale, 2002, p.18).
Just as the experience of the fleeting 'flash of yellow' inspired him to forge a new abstract style, the present work was inspired by the exuberant energy of the circus and focuses more specifically on a female performer. He had already begun a series in the early 1990s entitled Trapeze and in the present work, he combines a concern for the human form with the bold colours and vitality associated with the circus.
Having painted using what the artist describes as 'a very super-realist style' in the late 70s, Shinnors developed a more fluid visual vocabulary in the 1980s. However, it was a crucial occurrence in the early 1990s that inspired the move toward the bold abstract style exemplified by the present work; '...I was in Kilkee, out on St George's Head. It was a miserable day, with a grey mist over everything. Looking down, there was a tiny white figure moving against the rock, and I saw a flash of yellow in the sky. It was a child playing with a kite, and something clicked...' (Shinnors, in conversation with Aidan Dunne, John Shinnors, Gandon Editions, Kinsale, 2002, p.18).
Just as the experience of the fleeting 'flash of yellow' inspired him to forge a new abstract style, the present work was inspired by the exuberant energy of the circus and focuses more specifically on a female performer. He had already begun a series in the early 1990s entitled Trapeze and in the present work, he combines a concern for the human form with the bold colours and vitality associated with the circus.