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Patrick Swift
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Patrick Swift
- Wicker chair
- oil on canvas
- 81.5 by 58.5cm., 32 by 23in.
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist
Condition
Original canvas. It has a slightly uneven surface and some faint signs of craquelure in the upper right quadrant.
Under ultraviolet light there appear to be no signs of retouching.
Held under glass in a simple wood frame; unexamined out of frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In 1952 Swift had a studio in Hatch Street, which he shared with Lucian Freud who was then a frequent visitor to Dublin, coinciding with his courtship of Lady Caroline Blackwood. They shared a similar approach to painting at this time, employing a strange realism and pictorial perspective which had the ability to instill the everyday with a feeling of tension and otherness. A large personality and energetic, insightful critic (he co-edited the short-lived but influential X magazine which championed the likes of David Bomberg and Frank Auerbach), Swift was a one of the most significant Irish artists of his generation. At the time of his first show at Victor Waddington Galleries in 1952, a contemporary critic wrote: 'The appearance of Swift on the Irish scene is refreshing and should stimulate his contemporaries and those of us who were beginning to despair of anything new happening in this particular field' (John Ryan, Envoy: A Review of Literature and Art, July 1952, vol.5/20)