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STRANGFORD QUARRY, 1994 Camille Souter HRHA (b.1929)
Signature: inscribed ["Camille Souter 1994"] on reverse, a copy of same visible on reverse of frame; also with exhibition number [34] on reverse Medium: oil on paper Dimensions: 9.25 by 7.5in., 23.495 by 19.05cm. Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin Exhibited: 'Camille Souter /Nano Reid Retrospective Exhibition', Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Co. Louth, 5-29 May; (touring), Linen Hall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, 3-26 June, 1999, catalogue no. 34 Literature: Cormican, Garrett, Camille Souter The Mirror in the Sea, Whyte's Dublin 2006, catalogue no. 459, p.311 (listed) & 316 (illustrated in colour) In Camille Souter The Mirror in the Sea Cormican notes that the artist also refers to this work as: "Gabbro Quarry Strangford Lough". Jim O'Driscoll was a renowned barrister by profession but... t also a passionate patron of the arts with a keen eye for beauty. Director of the Fenton Gallery in Cork for ten years, he built lasting ties with the arts community buying regularly from galleries throughout Ireland as well as from artists directly. His strong connections with Cork in particular are reflected in both his subject choice and his support for its native artists, among them, Maurice Desmond and Pat Connor. He was an early supporter and friend of Tony O'Malley and the late William Crozier and their paintings within his collection are testament to his access to the very best from their respective oeuvres. All the masters in Irish art from the eighties and nineties are well represented here, although some, for example those by Patrick Collins and Gerard Dillon come from an earlier generation. This outstanding collection represents the powerful imprint of a true collector who was guided not only by his trained eye for quality but by a passion for interesting and authentic artworks more