Live Auction 7579The Irish Sale
Padraig Macmiadhachain, R.W.A. (b. 1929)
Lot 162

Padraig Macmiadhachain, R.W.A. (b. 1929)

Quiet Myths of Old History, Mullet Peninsula, Mayo

Closed8 May 2008

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GBP 1,875

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Padraig Macmiadhachain, R.W.A. (b. 1929)
Quiet Myths of Old History, Mullet Peninsula, Mayo
signed 'Macmiadhachain' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'QUIET MYTHS OF OLD HISTORY 06/MAYO PENINSULA' (on the stretcher) and inscribed again '(Mullet Peninsula/Co. Mayo)' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)

Specialist note

Macmiadhachain was born in Downpatrick, Ireland and studied at Belfast College of Art (1944-8); National College of Art, Dublin (1948-9) and the Academy of Art, Krakow, Poland (1960-1). He has shown at the R.A., R.H.A., R.U.A. and R.W.S. and his work is represented in public collections such as the Tate Gallery, London and The Arts Council of Ireland.