€270
Star Lot: A fantastic original oil on board painting titled "The Argument" by the artist Taylor Carson (1919-2008). Shows two male figures engaged in deep conversation at a bar over a pint. Both figures are characterfully rendered in bold expressive brushstrokes. Signed bottom left and housed in a neat wooden frame. Carson has a brilliant auction history, with works of a similar size and subject matter selling for €2400 +.
MM: 33 x 37 cm in frame.
Born in Belfast in 1919, Robert Taylor Carson studied art in Belfast where he specialized in drawing and painting the human form. After WWII he spent a year in the US painting portraits, making a name for himself as an artist. Carson was a war artist for the American Airforce and exhibited with success in the United States. He broadened his style and subject matter, being most renowned for his character studies and his landscapes. He lived and worked near Downings in Co. Donegal and exhibited widely, including the Royal Ulster Academy and the Royal Hibernian Academy. Robert Taylor Carson was made a member of the Royal Ulster Academy (1975) and the Ulster Water Colour Society (1983), exhibiting regularly throughout Ireland, America and Europe. His work is held in various notable collections, including The National Self Portrait Collection.
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