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Cecil King

Cecil King

Irish · 1921–1986 · Painter, Printmaker

Cecil King was famous for his painting. Born Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland, King was largely self-taught as an artist. He had his first one-man show in 1959, but worked as… (Wikipedia)

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  3. Cecil King, Untitled, oil on linenUntitledMorgan O'Driscoll · €3,800≈ $4,296≈ £3,184Sign up to see

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  1. Cecil King, Untitled, screenprint - number 19 from an edition of 300
    Untitled
    Screenprint · ed. 19/300
    37 x 49cm (14.6 x 19.3in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 198
    €480≈ $523≈ £411HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  2. Cecil King, Drop, Oil on paper
    Drop
    Oil · Paper
    25.4 x 35.6cm
    deVeres · · Lot 155
    €1,000≈ $1,063≈ £870HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–900View at deVeres ↗
  3. Cecil King, Thrust, 2, Oil on paper
    Thrust, 2
    Oil · Paper
    25.3 x 30.5cm
    deVeres · · Lot 156
    €800≈ $851≈ £696HammerSign up free to seeEst. €600–900View at deVeres ↗
  4. Cecil King, Pendulum, 1981, oil on paper
    Pendulum, 1981
    Oil · Paper
    16 x 22cm (6.3 x 8.7in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 21
    €700≈ $751≈ £600HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  5. Cecil King, Threshold (Black), 1980, screenprint - number 15 from an edition of 20 artist's proofs
    Threshold (Black), 1980
    Screenprint · ed. 15/20
    50½ x 73½cm (19.9 x 28.9in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 2
    €750≈ $811≈ £644HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  6. Cecil King, Intrusion, oil on paper
    Intrusion
    Oil · Paper
    23 x 27½cm (9.1 x 10.8in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 7
    €850≈ $937≈ £729HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  7. Cecil King, Intrusion, oil on canvas
    Intrusion
    Oil · Canvas
    35.60 x 35.60cm (14 x 14in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 120
    €600≈ $655≈ £515HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  8. Cecil King, Thrust I, 1984, oil on paper
    Thrust I, 1984
    Oil · Paper
    17.60 x 17.60cm (6.9 x 6.9in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 46
    €1,000≈ $1,092≈ £859HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  9. Cecil King, Intrusion, Oil on paper
    Intrusion
    Oil · Paper
    28 x 30.1cm
    deVeres · · Lot 115A
    €600≈ $647≈ £522HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at deVeres ↗
  10. Cecil King, Untitled, Oil on paper
    Untitled
    Oil · Paper
    22.7 x 28cm
    deVeres · · Lot 115B
    €360≈ $388≈ £313HammerSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at deVeres ↗

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About Cecil King

Cecil King was famous for his painting. Born Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland, King was largely self-taught as an artist. He had his first one-man show in 1959, but worked as a businessman and did not become a full-time artist until 1964. While he began painting in an expressionist style, his mature works have a distinctive cool minimalist formality and often involve clean blocks of even colour cleaved at an acute angle. The break came in the late 1960s. He lived for many years in Blackrock on Idrone Terrace.

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