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COLIN MIDDLETON RHA RUA MBE (1910 - 1983)
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Title: Landscape with tree
Medium: Pencil on paper
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
Lot Description: Colin Middleton RHA RUA MBE (1910–1983), Tree Study, pencil on paper, signed. A finely observed graphite drawing depicting the structure of a tree in winter, with dense and expressive linear work. The composition explores natural form and space with confident mark-making, suggestive of Middleton's early surrealist and later expressionist tendencies. Likely a preparatory studio work, it reflects the artist’s sensitivity to mood and structure. Float-mounted and framed under glass in a black frame with mount.
Image size: 32 x 23.5 cm.; framed: 50.5 x 42 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 20:45:00
Biography
COLIN MIDDLETON RHA RUA MBE (1910 - 1983) Colin Middleton was a leading figure in 20th-century Irish modernism, often described as Ireland’s only true surrealist. A painter, teacher, and designer from Belfast, his work spans abstraction, symbolism, and psychological portraiture. Influenced by European modernist movements and personal spiritual inquiry, Middleton produced a deeply original body of work that remains widely collected and studied. His pieces are held in major collections including the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Ulster Museum.
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Title: Landscape with tree
Medium: Pencil on paper
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Provenance: Private Collection
Framed
Lot Description: Colin Middleton RHA RUA MBE (1910–1983), Tree Study, pencil on paper, signed. A finely observed graphite drawing depicting the structure of a tree in winter, with dense and expressive linear work. The composition explores natural form and space with confident mark-making, suggestive of Middleton's early surrealist and later expressionist tendencies. Likely a preparatory studio work, it reflects the artist’s sensitivity to mood and structure. Float-mounted and framed under glass in a black frame with mount.
Image size: 32 x 23.5 cm.; framed: 50.5 x 42 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 20:45:00
Biography
COLIN MIDDLETON RHA RUA MBE (1910 - 1983) Colin Middleton was a leading figure in 20th-century Irish modernism, often described as Ireland’s only true surrealist. A painter, teacher, and designer from Belfast, his work spans abstraction, symbolism, and psychological portraiture. Influenced by European modernist movements and personal spiritual inquiry, Middleton produced a deeply original body of work that remains widely collected and studied. His pieces are held in major collections including the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Ulster Museum.
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.
