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EDWARD MCGUIRE RHA (1932 - 1986)
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Description
Title: Self-Portrait (Gift to Tommy Smith) (1985)
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Signature: Signed and inscribed 'Tommy, with love, Edward, 1985’
Provenance: Gifted from the Artist to Tommy Smith, Grogan's Pub, Dublin; Private Collection
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Lot Description: Edward McGuire RHA (1932–1986), Portrait Sketch (Tommy), mixed media on paper, inscribed "Tommy with love, Edward 1985" upper left. A highly expressive and intimate portrait drawing, executed in ballpoint pen with characteristic precision and psychological focus. The work presents a direct, closely cropped face study, with intricate cross-hatching and contour lines typical of McGuire’s meticulous style.This piece offers a rare and informal glimpse into the artist’s draughtsmanship and personal connections. Float-mounted in a black frame.
Image: 26 x 11 cm.
Framed: 33 x 18 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:18:20
Biography
EDWARD MCGUIRE RHA (1932 - 1986)
Edward McGuire was one of Ireland’s foremost portrait painters, known for his distinctive, hyper-detailed style. A member of Aosdána and the RHA, McGuire painted many of Ireland’s leading cultural figures, often against backgrounds of birds or symbolic still lifes. Though best known for his oil paintings, his works on paper reveal the same rigorous observation and psychological depth. His work is held in the National Gallery of Ireland and major Irish collections.
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Title: Self-Portrait (Gift to Tommy Smith) (1985)
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Signature: Signed and inscribed 'Tommy, with love, Edward, 1985’
Provenance: Gifted from the Artist to Tommy Smith, Grogan's Pub, Dublin; Private Collection
Framed
Lot Description: Edward McGuire RHA (1932–1986), Portrait Sketch (Tommy), mixed media on paper, inscribed "Tommy with love, Edward 1985" upper left. A highly expressive and intimate portrait drawing, executed in ballpoint pen with characteristic precision and psychological focus. The work presents a direct, closely cropped face study, with intricate cross-hatching and contour lines typical of McGuire’s meticulous style.This piece offers a rare and informal glimpse into the artist’s draughtsmanship and personal connections. Float-mounted in a black frame.
Image: 26 x 11 cm.
Framed: 33 x 18 cm. PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 16th September 2025 19:18:20
Biography
EDWARD MCGUIRE RHA (1932 - 1986)
Edward McGuire was one of Ireland’s foremost portrait painters, known for his distinctive, hyper-detailed style. A member of Aosdána and the RHA, McGuire painted many of Ireland’s leading cultural figures, often against backgrounds of birds or symbolic still lifes. Though best known for his oil paintings, his works on paper reveal the same rigorous observation and psychological depth. His work is held in the National Gallery of Ireland and major Irish collections.
IMPORTANT IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART 16th September
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Lots: 1-263
Venue Address
The Square
Durrow
Co. Laois
R32 FN88
Ireland
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Important Information
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.
