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 133 113 Markey Robinson (1918-1999) The Tinkers Camp signed lower right and titled verso oil on board 61 x 122cm (24 x 48in) Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist in 1969; Whytes, Dublin, 30th April 2007, Lot 166; Collection of George and Maura McClelland; Whytes, Dublin, 26th September 2016, Lot 40; Private Collection €10,000-€15,000 ($11,235-$16,853) (£8,474-£12,711 Markey Robinson was born in Belfast in 1918. He was the son of a house painter and spent time as a boxer and as a merchant sail- or. He trained at the Belfast College of Art and was a prolific Irish artist with a distinctive naive expressionist style. His first exhi- bitions were in Belfast during World War II. His paintings cover a wide range of subjects, but there are certain recurring features. These may appear separately or in combination. Village scenes of cottages in which the gable end of the cottage is distinctive as in this work. Frequently, there are no windows visible in these cottages. Women wearing dark shawls - no facial features are visible. As an artist, Markey Robinson produced artworks with similar elements to those of Matisse, Derain and Picasso (especially his clown and figure studies). His work has also been influenced by the Incas and the Aztecs, as evidenced by his authentic style of bold brush paintwork.