Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 12th November 2018

86 71 Tony O’Malley HRHA (1913-2003) Abstract Forms signed with initials lower right oil on board 84 x 18.5cm (33 x 7.25in) Provenance: Purchased at the West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen in the late ‘90’s by the present owner Exhibited: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen in the late ‘90’s €4,000-€6,000 (£3,571-£5,357) A pictorial lyricist, Tony O’Malley seems to have been capable of drawing pictorial sustenance from wherever he happened to find himself. He is indelibly associated with St Ives, but Ireland, before and after St Ives, and the Bahamas, where for a long period he spent time annually with his partner, Jane O’Malley were equally important. Partly for health reasons - the warm dry air - Lanzarote also became an annual fixture and in this relatively austere volcanic setting both Tony and Jane flourished artistically, producing a great deal of mellow, even- tempered work.