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GORDON KING (B. 1939)
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Durrow, Co. Laois
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Title: Pensive MomentsMedium: WatercolourSignature: Signed Lower RightProvenance: John Magee, Belfast (Label Verso); Private CollectionFramedLot Description: Gordon King (b.1939), Pensive Moments, watercolour, signed lower right. A delicate and romantic rural scene featuring a young woman in a white dress standing thoughtfully in a sun-dappled meadow, with two horses grazing in the background among flowering trees. Executed in King’s characteristic fluid and luminous watercolour technique, the work captures the serenity, light, and elegance of an idealised countryside moment. Framed in a classic moulded frame with double mount and gilt edging. Image: 53 x 70.5 cm.; Framed: 74.5 x 91 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 20:09:10 Biography GORDON KING (B. 1939) Gordon King is a celebrated British artist renowned for his sensitive watercolours of women, leisure scenes, and equestrian subjects. His work is noted for its graceful composition, masterful use of light, and romantic atmosphere. King has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and his paintings are held in both private and corporate collections.
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Title: Pensive MomentsMedium: WatercolourSignature: Signed Lower RightProvenance: John Magee, Belfast (Label Verso); Private CollectionFramedLot Description: Gordon King (b.1939), Pensive Moments, watercolour, signed lower right. A delicate and romantic rural scene featuring a young woman in a white dress standing thoughtfully in a sun-dappled meadow, with two horses grazing in the background among flowering trees. Executed in King’s characteristic fluid and luminous watercolour technique, the work captures the serenity, light, and elegance of an idealised countryside moment. Framed in a classic moulded frame with double mount and gilt edging. Image: 53 x 70.5 cm.; Framed: 74.5 x 91 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 20:09:10 Biography GORDON KING (B. 1939) Gordon King is a celebrated British artist renowned for his sensitive watercolours of women, leisure scenes, and equestrian subjects. His work is noted for its graceful composition, masterful use of light, and romantic atmosphere. King has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and his paintings are held in both private and corporate collections.
IMPORTANT IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 16th September
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Durrow
Co. Laois
R32 FN88
Ireland
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Sheppard’s are pleased to present this auction of Important Irish Art. The sale includes major works of art by Daniel O’Neill, Willliam Ashford, Frank McKelvey, Grace Henry, Sean Keating, Sean McSweeney, James Humbert Craig, Sir William Orpen, Gerard Dillon, Augustus Burke, Harry Kernoff, Paul Sandby, John Henry Foley, Peter Curling, Graham Knuttel, Donald Teskey, Jean Dufy, John Behan, Rory Breslin, Siobhan Bulfin and many more.
