Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 29th April 2019

I rish & I nternational A rt M onday 29 th A pril 2019 at 6.00 pm 107 86 Patrick Scott HRHA (1921-2014) Fontana II signed verso tempera on linen 61 x 61cm (24 x 24in) Provenance: Whytes, Dublin 30th April 2007, Lot 16; Private Collection €5,000-€7,000 ($5,617-$7,865) (£4,237-£5,932) Patrick Scott liked to work in terms of variations of particular motifs and formats and, while his first instinct was, as he said himself, to make a circle, he did develop several other possibilities. His series of fountains is one. As ever, he likes symmetry, and he juxtaposes the glitter of palladium leaf with the quiet texture of tempera pigment.