Artist: Nano Reid RHA (1905-1981) Title: Tinkers in the Hills Signature: signed lower right Medium: oil on board Size: 51½ x 61cm (20.3 x 24in) Framed Size: 72 x 62cm (28.3 x 24.4in) Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin (label verso); Collection of William P. Mahoney Esq.; James Adam's, Dublin 5th December 2006, Lot 107; Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Nano Reid's uncompromisingly bold, linear compositions, shallow pictorial space and muted, even muddy palette, with subdued flushes of brighter colour, set her apart in Irish art history. She absorbed modernism through her studies, including in Paris... Read more Nano Reid's uncompromisingly bold, linear compositions, shallow pictorial space and muted, even muddy palette, with subdued flushes of brighter colour, set her apart in Irish art history. She absorbed modernism through her studies, including in Paris, but she remained firmly rooted in her native Drogheda and her paintings are steeped in the rich archaeological terrain of the Boyne Valley, her local stamping ground. The lives of Travellers, people outside societal conventions, were a frequent subject. Fellow artists held her in high esteem.
Artist: Nano Reid RHA (1905-1981) Title: Tinkers in the Hills Signature: signed lower right Medium: oil on board Size: 51½ x 61cm (20.3 x 24in) Framed Size: 72 x 62cm (28.3 x 24.4in) Provenance: Dawson Gallery, Dublin (label verso); Collection of William P. Mahoney Esq.; James Adam's, Dublin 5th December 2006, Lot 107; Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Nano Reid's uncompromisingly bold, linear compositions, shallow pictorial space and muted, even muddy palette, with subdued flushes of brighter colour, set her apart in Irish art history. She absorbed modernism through her studies, including in Paris... Read more Nano Reid's uncompromisingly bold, linear compositions, shallow pictorial space and muted, even muddy palette, with subdued flushes of brighter colour, set her apart in Irish art history. She absorbed modernism through her studies, including in Paris, but she remained firmly rooted in her native Drogheda and her paintings are steeped in the rich archaeological terrain of the Boyne Valley, her local stamping ground. The lives of Travellers, people outside societal conventions, were a frequent subject. Fellow artists held her in high esteem.
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