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DANIEL O'NEILL | Maureen
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Sold
17,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Daniel O'Neill
- Maureen
- oil on board
- 61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
Provenance
Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast;
Adam's, Dublin, 27 May 1998, lot 55, where purchased by the previous owner and thence by descent
Adam's, Dublin, 27 May 1998, lot 55, where purchased by the previous owner and thence by descent
Catalogue Note
This enigmatic portrait depicts Daniel O’Neill’s partner Maureen (the couple never married but Maureen changed her name to O'Neill by deed in the 1960s when they moved to London). Although O'Neill received no academic training, the painting echoes Old Master portraiture in the precise, focused pose, the low, receding landscape and air of stillness. His career as a whole forms a unique reflection on the themes of birth, death and love, imbued with a strong sense of mystery.