Lot 1212: Kevin Geary Irish, b. 1952 Sedona Spring

Kevin Geary
Irish, b. 1952
Sedona Spring
Signed and copyrighted Kevin Geary on the reverse; signed, copyrighted and titled on the stretcher
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 inches (91.5 x 91.5 cm)
Unframed

Kevin Geary was born in 1952 in Lincoln, England, to parents whose Irish ancestries in Cork and Waterford span centuries. His early artistic studies included Anatomy and Color Theory at the British Academy in London, as well as private instruction under the late Carel Weight, R.A.. At age 20 he received his first solo exhibition at the King's Gallery in London, opened by then British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

For over thirty years Kevin Geary has received international acclaim for his commissioned portraits, which have depicted such prominent subjects as Pope John Paul II, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Leonard Bernstein, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Placido Domingo, among many others. Since the artist's first one-man show in 1972, over sixty exhibitions in Europe as well as the U.S. have included both his portraits and abstractions. Works by Kevin Geary are included in the collections of several major museums, including the Primary Collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Overall very good condition.