Artist: John Doherty (b.1949) Title: Trailer with Accessories, Farmyard, Dingle Peninsula (1985) Signature: signed, titled and dated (19)'85 verso Medium: acrylic on canvas Size: 43¼ x 70cm (17 x 27.6in) Framed Size: 67.25 x 92.5cm (26.5 x 36.4in) Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin (label verso); Private Collection Exhibited: Important Irish & British Master Prints, Merrion Hotel, November 2008 - Solomon Fine Art, Dublin a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} John Doherty is a photorealist painter but, unlike many photorealists, his interest extends way beyond the dazzling mimetic potential of paint in the hands of a gifted practitioner. Having trained as an architect he went to Australia and became a pai... Read more John Doherty is a photorealist painter but, unlike many photorealists, his interest extends way beyond the dazzling mimetic potential of paint in the hands of a gifted practitioner. Having trained as an architect he went to Australia and became a painter there. Back in Ireland, he focused on the vernacular built landscape - docklands, small towns, rural infrastructure - in a state of decline, seemingly bypassed by history. In doing so he illuminated the value of what is at risk of disappearing but, more, he has made numerous excellent paintings.
Artist: John Doherty (b.1949) Title: Trailer with Accessories, Farmyard, Dingle Peninsula (1985) Signature: signed, titled and dated (19)'85 verso Medium: acrylic on canvas Size: 43¼ x 70cm (17 x 27.6in) Framed Size: 67.25 x 92.5cm (26.5 x 36.4in) Provenance: Taylor Galleries, Dublin (label verso); Private Collection Exhibited: Important Irish & British Master Prints, Merrion Hotel, November 2008 - Solomon Fine Art, Dublin a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} John Doherty is a photorealist painter but, unlike many photorealists, his interest extends way beyond the dazzling mimetic potential of paint in the hands of a gifted practitioner. Having trained as an architect he went to Australia and became a pai... Read more John Doherty is a photorealist painter but, unlike many photorealists, his interest extends way beyond the dazzling mimetic potential of paint in the hands of a gifted practitioner. Having trained as an architect he went to Australia and became a painter there. Back in Ireland, he focused on the vernacular built landscape - docklands, small towns, rural infrastructure - in a state of decline, seemingly bypassed by history. In doing so he illuminated the value of what is at risk of disappearing but, more, he has made numerous excellent paintings.
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