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PETER COLLIS RHA (1929 - 2012)
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Durrow, Co. Laois
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Title: Sunset and TreesMedium: Oil on BoardSignature: Signed Lower Right and Titled VersoProvenance: The Artist's Studio, Monkstown, Co. Dublin (Label Verso); The New Apollo Gallery, Dublin (Label Verso); Private CollectionFramedLot Description: Peter Collis RHA (1929–2012), Sunset and Trees, oil on board, signed lower right. A dramatic and richly textured landscape capturing the silhouette of two stylised trees set against a vivid orange and red sunset sky. Executed in Collis's bold, impasto technique, the composition combines abstracted forms with expressive colour, reflecting the artist’s deep engagement with the Irish landscape. Framed in a white painted frame. Image: 15.5 x 38.5 cm.; Framed: 35.5 x 58.5 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 20:19:10 Biography PETER COLLIS RHA (1929 - 2012) Peter Collis was a prominent British-born Irish painter known for his textured, atmospheric interpretations of the Irish countryside. He frequently painted the Wicklow hills, barns, trees, and moody skies in a distinctively expressive style. A member of the RHA, he exhibited widely throughout Ireland and is represented in many major public and corporate collections.
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Title: Sunset and TreesMedium: Oil on BoardSignature: Signed Lower Right and Titled VersoProvenance: The Artist's Studio, Monkstown, Co. Dublin (Label Verso); The New Apollo Gallery, Dublin (Label Verso); Private CollectionFramedLot Description: Peter Collis RHA (1929–2012), Sunset and Trees, oil on board, signed lower right. A dramatic and richly textured landscape capturing the silhouette of two stylised trees set against a vivid orange and red sunset sky. Executed in Collis's bold, impasto technique, the composition combines abstracted forms with expressive colour, reflecting the artist’s deep engagement with the Irish landscape. Framed in a white painted frame. Image: 15.5 x 38.5 cm.; Framed: 35.5 x 58.5 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 20:19:10 Biography PETER COLLIS RHA (1929 - 2012) Peter Collis was a prominent British-born Irish painter known for his textured, atmospheric interpretations of the Irish countryside. He frequently painted the Wicklow hills, barns, trees, and moody skies in a distinctively expressive style. A member of the RHA, he exhibited widely throughout Ireland and is represented in many major public 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.
