Basil Ivan Rkczi (1908-1979)

Nature Morte aux Fruits

Details

Basil Ivan Rkczi (1908-1979)
Nature Morte aux Fruits
signed 'Rkczi' (lower left), signed again, dated and inscribed 'Nature Morte/aux Fruits/No 2517 Rkczi/58' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
23 x 32 in. (60.3 x 81.2 cm.)

Provenance

The Artist's Studio, No.2517.
Jacqueline Robinson, Paris.
Private Collection, Dublin.

Literature

S.B. Kennedy, Basil Rkczi, Gorry Gallery Exhibition Catalogue, Dublin, 1996, p.17.

Exhibited

Dublin, Gorry Gallery, Basil Ivan Rkczi (1908-1979), May-June 1996, no.7 (illustrated).

Lot Essay

Dr Kennedy (loc. cit.) comments on this work: 'Another good example of Rkczi's Cubist phase. The mood and range of colours, however, are lighter than is usual for him at this period. The heavily worked paint surface gives a slightly animated quality to the overall image'.

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