Lot 85: John Cronin (b.1966) THE NIGHTINGALE (NO. 25), 2002

John Cronin (b.1966) THE NIGHTINGALE (NO. 25), 2002
oil on aluminium
signed and dated and with title etched and also in marker on reverse; with inscribed gallery exhibition label also on reverse
91 by 122cm., 36 by 48in.
Provenance:
Green on Red Gallery, Dublin; Private collection
Exhibited:
'Nightingale, John Cronin', Green on Red Gallery, Dublin, 13 March - 13 April 2003, catalogue no. 25
'The Nightingale' was Cronin's seventh solo show at Green On Red Gallery and charts the artist's continuing preoccupation with paint as a means of expression in an increasingly modern world. Cronin's distinctive style of dragging and scoring the paint is accentuated by his vibrant and varied use of colour.