Lot 759
Irish interest: Eileen Philomena (Phil) Rafferty, (1919-1996), with Gerard Dillon,...
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Lot 759
Irish interest: Eileen Philomena (Phil) Rafferty, (1919-1996), with Gerard Dillon,...
Lot 759
Lot Description
Irish interest: Eileen Philomena (Phil) Rafferty, (1919-1996),
with Gerard Dillon, (1917-1971)
Madonna and Child,
oil on canvas, signed "PHIL RAFFERTY and G. D." lower left
17.5" x 21.5", (44.5cm x 54.4cm),
in gilt slip, framed under glass.
With photocopied biographies verso, Dillon's stating "Works signed Gerard Dillon...or G. D.";
Rafferty's noting "She met Gerard Dillon who was working in London refurbishing buildings damaged by the bombing, and they formed a lasting friendship...he had a strong influence on her development as a painter...Dillon had a cottage...Rafferty and Alice West visited him about 1950...he encouraged and urged her to continue with her study, but she had little interest in selling her work...several abstract compositions were produced...amongst her other works were Crucifixion Group...she produced several sketches of Dillon but after his death in 1971 she appeared to have lost interest in her own work...A studio sale of 167 works was held in Dublin in 1997".
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
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