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OWL IN FLIGHT, 1978 Jack Coughlin (b.1932)
Signature: signed, titled and with ["artist's proof"] inscribed in the lower margin Medium: etching; (artist's proof) Dimensions: 11 by 8in., 27.94 by 20.32cm. Provenance: David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin; The Collection of Jim O'Driscoll SC Exhibited: David Hendriks Gallery, December 1978, no. 49 Jim O'Driscoll was a renowned barrister by profession but 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 w... 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. 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 in his collection, although some, for example those by Evie Hone and Gerard Dillon come from an earlier generation more