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

88 73 Terence P. Flanagan RHA PRUA (1929-2011) Dromahair Signal Box lower centre right watercolour 54.5 x 74.5cm (21.5 x 29.25in) Provenance: David Hendriks Gallery, Dublin (label verso); Collection of the late Vincent Ferguson; Thence by Descent Exhibited: T.P. Flanagan Exhibition: Ulster Museum: 17th November - 25th February 1996 €3,000-€5,000 (£2,678-£4,464) TP Flanagan was probably the finest Irish watercolour painter of the 20th Century. To some extent, he suffered from the fact that watercolour is usually considered as a lesser medium than oil paint. He did paint in oil as well, but he was a watercolour- ist through and through. Arguably, the tonal delicacy of his work also told against him. His palette was restrained. And often he painted in less obvious locations: Fermanagh or, as here, Leitrim. But the quality of his painting is quite exceptional, and his work has an enduring, classical poise.