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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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  1. ORGANIC FORMWhyte's · €4,200≈ $5,452≈ £2,861Sign up to see
  2. NEXUS IWhyte's · €3,900≈ $4,981≈ £3,322Sign up to see
  3. Cecil King, Untitled, oil on linenUntitledMorgan O'Driscoll · €3,800≈ $4,296≈ £3,184Sign up to see

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  1. SPRING III
    Gouache
    28 by 19cm., 11 by 7.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 2
    €1,800≈ $2,375≈ £1,244HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  2. PASTEL, 1965
    Pastel · Paper
    36 by 25cm., 14 by 10in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 24
    €1,800≈ $2,393≈ £1,254HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  3. BERLIN PASTEL
    Pastel · Board
    60 by 50cm., 23.5 by 19.7in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 3
    €2,600≈ $3,192≈ £1,777HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  4. THRUST - A GROUP OF THREE ABSTRACT WORKS
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. AP
    38 by 52cm., 15 by 20.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 89
    €3,400≈ $4,042≈ £2,257HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  5. NEXUS
    Oil · Board
    38 by 28cm., 15 by 11in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 158
    €2,300≈ $2,709≈ £1,603HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  6. Cecil King, Breakaway, Oil on Paper Enquire
    Breakaway
    Oil · Paper
    H 40cm x W 50cm Dated: 1984
    Gormley's Art Auctions · · Lot 66
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,000View at Gormley's Art Auctions ↗
  7. UNTITLED
    Oil · Paper
    8 x 10in. (20.32 x 25.40cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 123
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Whyte's ↗
  8. UNTITLED
    Oil · Paper
    5¾ x 10½in. (14.61 x 26.67cm)
    Whyte's · · Lot 124
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €700–1,000View at Whyte's ↗
  9. Cecil King, Threshold, screenprint - number 9 from 10 artist's proof
    Threshold
    Screenprint · ed. 9/10
    52 x 74½cm (20.5 x 29.3in)
    Morgan O'Driscoll · · Lot 107
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700View at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
  10. Cecil King, Interstice
    Interstice
    deVeres · · Lot 80
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–4,000View 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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