Lot 80: Nancy Wynne-Jones HRHA (1922-2006) SHAPES AND

Nancy Wynne-Jones HRHA (1922-2006) SHAPES AND FORMS inscribed with artist's name on reverse of canvas overlap oil on canvas 64 by 64cm., 25 by 25in. Exhibited: Possibly exhibited as Corner of My Studio, 'Paintings: Nancy Wynne Jones, Sculpture: Conor Fallon', Emmet Gallery, Dublin, February 1977, catalogue no. 3 Throughout the 1970s Nancy Wynne-Jones frequently painted still life, subtly juxtaposing forms against one another to create semi-abstract compositions. Reviewers compared these works to Braque and Stuart Davis, yet her influences derived more from her time spent in St Ives, Cornwall, where she studied with Peter Lanyon, and where she encountered the pottery of Bernard Leach. Wynne-Jones was born in Wales and studied at Heatherly's Art School and the Chelsea School of Art, London, before moving to Cornwall, where she met the Irish sculptor, Conor Fallon, whom she married. The pair moved to Kinsale, Co. Cork, in 1972 and later settled outside Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow. An elected member of Aosdána, Wynne-Jones' work is represented in the collections of Arts Council of Great Britain and the Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon among others.