Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 21st October 2019

I rish & I nternational A rt M onday 21 st O ctober 2019 at 6.00 pm 133 108 Philip Flanagan (b.1960) Along the Garden Wall, Ta Cenc, Gozo (2017) signed, titled and dated verso acrylic on canvas 80 x 100.5cm (31.5 x 39.5in) Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner €2,000-3,000 (£1,769-2,654) Flanagan works briskly, often completing a picture in two or three days, so that it retains a fluidity and a sense of spontaneity. By using acrylic paints he achieves a softer surface than is possible with oils and this contributes to the subtlety of appearance which typifies so much of his work. His pictures are distinctive both in concept and execution, and while he draws upon many influences ( he acknowledges Mondrian and Elsworth Kelly especially in this regard ) he is his own man. As he has said, ‘ I want to convey the landscape but I want to convey it in an abstract sense. I don’t want to paint and draw the topography. I want to see how far you can push the thing - abstract it - and still maintain its character.’ S.B. Kennedy, September 2019