Se�n O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Brian � Nuall�in (aka Myles na gGopaleen & Flann O'Brien), seated at a bar counter Charcoal and white chalk, 63.5 x 41.5cms (25 x 16.3'') Signed and dated 1940 Provenance: ''Sean O'Sullivan Sale'', in these rooms, 2nd May 2012, Lot No. 46, where purchased by the current owner The writer is illustrated in a relaxed pose, seated on a high stool with a cigarette in hand, while the other hand rests nonchalantly inside his overcoat pocket. It would not be � Nuall�in without a certain sartorial indicator, and so he is shown wearing his trademark hat. The artist and writer were well acquainted; they were close neighbours in the Dublin suburb of Blackrock and as such, O'Sullivan's depiction of his friend offers an exciting glimpse into the social life of an artist who enjoyed the company of some of Dublin's best-known public figures who gathered in popular hostelries in the city centre, and in the suburbs. Se�n O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Brian � Nuall�in (aka Myles na gGopaleen & Flann O'Brien), seated at a bar counter Charcoal and white chalk, 63.5 x 41.5cms (25 x 16.3'') Signed and dated 1940 Provenance: ''Sean O'Sullivan Sale'', in these rooms, 2nd May 2012, Lot No. 46, where purchased by the current owner The writer is illustrated in a relaxed pose, seated on a high stool with a cigarette in hand, while the other hand rests nonchalantly inside his overcoat pocket. It would not be � Nuall�in without a certain sartorial indicator, and so he is shown wearing his trademark hat. The artist and writer were well acquainted; they were close neighbours in the Dublin suburb of Blackrock and as such, O'Sullivan's depiction of his friend offers an exciting glimpse into the social life of an artist who enjoyed the company of some of Dublin's best-known public figures who gathered in popular hostelries in the city centre, and in the suburbs.
Se�n O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Brian � Nuall�in (aka Myles na gGopaleen & Flann O'Brien), seated at a bar counter Charcoal and white chalk, 63.5 x 41.5cms (25 x 16.3'') Signed and dated 1940 Provenance: ''Sean O'Sullivan Sale'', in these rooms, 2nd May 2012, Lot No. 46, where purchased by the current owner The writer is illustrated in a relaxed pose, seated on a high stool with a cigarette in hand, while the other hand rests nonchalantly inside his overcoat pocket. It would not be � Nuall�in without a certain sartorial indicator, and so he is shown wearing his trademark hat. The artist and writer were well acquainted; they were close neighbours in the Dublin suburb of Blackrock and as such, O'Sullivan's depiction of his friend offers an exciting glimpse into the social life of an artist who enjoyed the company of some of Dublin's best-known public figures who gathered in popular hostelries in the city centre, and in the suburbs. Se�n O'Sullivan RHA (1906-1964) Brian � Nuall�in (aka Myles na gGopaleen & Flann O'Brien), seated at a bar counter Charcoal and white chalk, 63.5 x 41.5cms (25 x 16.3'') Signed and dated 1940 Provenance: ''Sean O'Sullivan Sale'', in these rooms, 2nd May 2012, Lot No. 46, where purchased by the current owner The writer is illustrated in a relaxed pose, seated on a high stool with a cigarette in hand, while the other hand rests nonchalantly inside his overcoat pocket. It would not be � Nuall�in without a certain sartorial indicator, and so he is shown wearing his trademark hat. The artist and writer were well acquainted; they were close neighbours in the Dublin suburb of Blackrock and as such, O'Sullivan's depiction of his friend offers an exciting glimpse into the social life of an artist who enjoyed the company of some of Dublin's best-known public figures who gathered in popular hostelries in the city centre, and in the suburbs.
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