Dew

Details

Patrick O'Reilly (b. 1957)
Dew
signed, numbered and dated 'O'Reilly/1/2/07' (lower left) and with foundry mark (lower left)
polished bronze
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high, including base

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Sale room notice

Please note that this lot is not subject to Artist's Resale Right as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

O'Reilly has had numerous solo exhibitions, including The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, 1996; the Galway Arts Centre, Galway, 1998; Vallois Sculpture Gallery, Paris, 2004; and the Mayor Gallery, London, 2004. Selected commissions include The Boundry Kings, Street Sculpture, Thomas Street, Dublin 1998; and Bird, Street Sculpture, O'Connell Street, Dublin, 1998.

O'Reilly's works are on permanent display at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin.

The present work represents the sheer perfection of a dew drop.

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