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Arthur Armstrong,  Bog Land 2;

Sold for £1,400 at Roseberys on Sep 11, 2024.

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Arthur Armstrong, Irish 1924-1996 - Bog Land 2; mixed media on board, signed lower left 'Armstrong', titled on the reverse 'Bog Land 2', 60.5 x 75.3 cm (ARR) Provenance: with The Ritchie Hendricks Gallery, Dublin (according to the label attached to the reverse); private collection, purchased from the above in September 1964 Note: Armstrong was one of an important group of post-war Irish artists, that included Gerald Dillon, Colin Middleton and George Campbell. The present work demonstrates the artist highly experimental approach to form and the angular influence of French cubism, and similar works can be found in public collections inclding 'Land, Sea and Sky' (Queen's University, Belfast) and 'Promontory, c.1960s' (National Museums Northern Ireland). A centenary exhibition of his work will be held in 2024.

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