€550
An Oil on Paper 'Traverse' by Cecil King with a David Hendrick's Gallery label verso. Dated 1979. 19 x 14H cms approx. Cecil King (1921-1986) was a self-taught Irish artist with an abstract-minimalist style of painting. He started his career as a businessman. He held his first one-man show in 1959 and became a full-time artist in 1964. His earlier works are expressionist in character but eventually this progressed to the minimalist style he has become known for. King was a founding member of the Rosc exhibitions. He exhibited across Europe throughout his life and his paintings are held in collections in several important Museums. The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery in Dublin (1981) and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (2008) held retrospectives of his work. 19 x 14 cms approx.
Painting in very good condition. Frame has some slight scratching otherwise good condition.
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