RICHARD GORMAN (1946-20260 – SLING SLING 2/20. UPDATE: THIS MADE 500 AT HAMMER
Sling Sling is the title of this screenprint by Richard Gorman at Adam’s online picture sale which runs until March 12. The estimate is €300-500. A colourist Gorman, who died in January, was best known for his aintings and works on paper exploring the dynamic interplay between geometric forms. Viewing for this auction, along with Adam’s Jewellery Box sale on March 10, gets underway in Dublin tomorrow. The catalogues for both sales are online.
The death has taken place of the Irish artist Richard Gorman, primarily known for his abstract and colour field works. Kerlin Gallery, Dublin issued a statement saying: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Gorman. It is also with a deep sense of gratitude and joy that we celebrate the time we shared together. For over three decades, we have had the honour of knowing and working with Richard, an artist of integrity, intelligence and grace.”
Kerlin added: “Richard’s work is marked by a lifelong commitment to abstraction, craftsmanship and quiet innovation. His practice was rooted in looking – at landscape, at architecture, at the everyday rhythms of place – and transforming these observations into works of remarkable clarity and restraint. His paintings, sculpture and printmaking reveal a profound sensitivity to colour, structure and balance, shaped by years of travelling between Ireland, Italy and Japan.”
An exhibition featuring significant gifts to Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery opens today. Sacred trust: Donations and their Legacy features significant gifts from 1908 to 2024. Highlighting recent additions to the gallery’s collection is “Wall Landline Moor” by Sean Scully, generously donated by the artist. It joins the impressive installation of “Untitled” byRichard Gorman, a series of largescale works on handmade Koso Washi Japanese paper donated by Neil Jordan and Robert Maharry. The show brings together two previously unseen works on paper by Alexander Calder “To Bambi” and “Lo Oscuro Invade” donated by Madeleine McGahern, a monumental painting “Victory” by Lawrence Carroll donated by Lucy Jones Carroll and the spectacular posthumous portrait of the first female Lord Mayor of Dublin, “Kathleen Clarke” by Brian Maguire.
Barbara Dawson, Director of Hugh Lane Gallery said: “Since its foundation in 1908, Hugh Lane Gallery has been fortunate in receiving significant donations that add to the wealth and depth of this national collection of modern and contemporary art. In Sacred trust: Donations and their Legacy, we celebrate that legacy with a new generation of supporters whose gifts align with our strategic vision in the 21st century. These artworks will be conserved and enjoyed for generations to come”.
RICHARD GORMAN RHA (B.1946) – Untitled. Lithograph 4/40 UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,700 AT HAMMER
With an estimate of €500-800 this untitled lithograph comes up as lot 61 at the current James Adam timed online picture sale. The auction ends from 11 am on January 31. A total of 348 lots are on offer and the catalogue is online.
A total of 31 bids later the seven bidders competing for this Joseph Walsh Studio piece at the James Adam Mid Century Modern sale today saw it knocked down for a hammer price of 9,500 over an estimate of 2,000-3,000. The table is Ash was purchased from the Joseph Walsh Studio and came complete with an official certificate, Niamh Barry’s Touch Vessels failed to find a buyer, a pair of c1950 valet stands by Fratelli Reguitti made 8,500, a pair of lady chairs by Marco Zanuso made 7,000, a set of eight Danish Model 62 rosewood chairs by Niels Otto Moller made 15,000, a teak Spade chair by Finn Juhl made 5,500, an oil on panel portrait of a young girl by Harrington Mann made 11,000 (1864-1937), a charcoal drawing by Alice Maher entitled Lovers made 5,500 and Rhapink Nudge by Richard Gorman made 5,000.
