Artist: Patrick Collins RHA (1911-1994) Title: Onward Way (1986) Signature: signed lower right and dated 1986 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 60 x 73cm (23.6 x 28.7in) Framed Size: 83.25 x 96cm (32.8 x 37.8in) Provenance: Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Celebrated for the dreamy intensity of his lyrical Irish landscapes, Patrick Collins was fascinated by the way that the landscape - bogland, ragged pasture, ancient monuments, smallholdings, the Atlantic shore - was imbued with a mystical, Celtic aur... Read more Celebrated for the dreamy intensity of his lyrical Irish landscapes, Patrick Collins was fascinated by the way that the landscape - bogland, ragged pasture, ancient monuments, smallholdings, the Atlantic shore - was imbued with a mystical, Celtic aura. In the 1980s he became interested in Chinese painting, admiring the way it transcended Western perspective and he began to experiment with freeing himself from traditional perspective. The result was a series of cut-out canvases, works that allowed him to figuratively soar above the landscape, like a bird.
Artist: Patrick Collins RHA (1911-1994) Title: Onward Way (1986) Signature: signed lower right and dated 1986 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 60 x 73cm (23.6 x 28.7in) Framed Size: 83.25 x 96cm (32.8 x 37.8in) Provenance: Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Celebrated for the dreamy intensity of his lyrical Irish landscapes, Patrick Collins was fascinated by the way that the landscape - bogland, ragged pasture, ancient monuments, smallholdings, the Atlantic shore - was imbued with a mystical, Celtic aur... Read more Celebrated for the dreamy intensity of his lyrical Irish landscapes, Patrick Collins was fascinated by the way that the landscape - bogland, ragged pasture, ancient monuments, smallholdings, the Atlantic shore - was imbued with a mystical, Celtic aura. In the 1980s he became interested in Chinese painting, admiring the way it transcended Western perspective and he began to experiment with freeing himself from traditional perspective. The result was a series of cut-out canvases, works that allowed him to figuratively soar above the landscape, like a bird.
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