Morgan O'Driscoll Irish & International Art Auction 30th April 2018 at 6pm

I RISH & I NTERNATIONAL A RT A UCTION M ONDAY 30 TH A PRIL 2018 AT 6.00 PM 49 John Skelton Snr ( - ) riDing The wAVes signed lower right oil on canvas 61 x 92cm (24.02 x 36.22in) Provenance: Private Collection The counterpoint between the rhythm of stormy skies and solid undulating earth fascinated Skelton. “Things become visible only when you look for them. When you do, you find they surrender up a painting without effort,” he said. “Painting is visible music and can only work when, as the poet Patrick Kavanagh put it ‘you wait in the unconscious room of the heart for god to find you.’” He mourned the passing of the traditional lifestyle he had grown up with and devoted his life to paying tribute to the courage of the farmers and fisherfolk in their daily battle with the elements. €6,000-9,000 (£5,217-7,826)