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b. 1951 -

John Kindness (born Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1951) is an Irish artist working a range of media including sculpture and painting. His work often contrasts material, image and reference in an unusual and humorous way. He attended the Belfast College of Art and now lives and works in London.

Typical of Kindness's work is the Treasures of New York series he produced when he spent time in New York in the early 1990s. Here, scenes inspired by contemporary life but modelled in style on Athenian ceramics are painted on panels from New York yellow cabs, equating the significance and stature of contemporary life with that of classical times. He is also known for his use of tiles in sculpture, often contrasting the domestic and static association of tiling with a dynamic and epic subject.

In 2014, he received an Individual Support Award from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation.[1]

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  • JOHN KINDNESS (b.1951) Untitled Mixed media on paper, 34.5 x 51cm
    Nov. 02, 2021

    JOHN KINDNESS (b.1951) Untitled Mixed media on paper, 34.5 x 51cm

    Est: €600 - €800

    JOHN KINDNESS (b.1951) Untitled Mixed media on paper, 34.5 x 51cm

    Adam's
  • John Kindness - Crucifixion Menu
    Apr. 25, 2021

    John Kindness - Crucifixion Menu

    Est: €750 - €900

    Artwork Information: Signed: Yes Framed: No Original: Yes Numbered Edition: Yes Edition Info: 32 of 40 Artist Information: The print was made for the 'Revelation' exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland in 2008 where artists were invited to respond to a work in the collection. My 'revelation' was based on a drawing by William Orpen on the back of a lunch menu from the Berkeley Hotel. The actual menu is shown in reverse as if bleeding through the paper. Orpen was a prolific sketcher and the National Gallery have a wonderful collection of his work on oddments and scraps of paper. He also had an eye for the prosaic while depicting epic events and I like the thought of him contemplating the crucifixion while eating his grilled beef. A copy of the print is now in the National Gallery collection. Website: Online:

    The SumGood Art Auction
  • John Kindness, China Cabinet Fly
    Feb. 17, 2021

    John Kindness, China Cabinet Fly

    Est: $300 - $500

    John Kindness China Cabinet Fly 1998 etching and aquatint in colors 21.75 h × 21.25 w in (55 × 54 cm) Measurements are of sight. Signed, titled and numbered to lower right '48/100 China Cabinet Fly John Kindness'. This work is number 48 from the edition of 100 printed by Graphic Studio, Dublin and published by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey. condition: Work is in very good overall condition and has not been examined out of frame. Image presents well with strong colors. Framed behind acrylic measuring 32 x 32 inches.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • JOHN KINDNESS, DRAWING ANATOMY OF RUBBER DUCK, 1989
    Aug. 21, 2019

    JOHN KINDNESS, DRAWING ANATOMY OF RUBBER DUCK, 1989

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Original piece. Pastel and pencil on paper. Signed to bottom. A unique find from the artist, John Kindness, sold by the Helander Gallery of Palm Beach and New York. This is work is accompanied by a copy of a letter to the collectors requesting "Rubber Duck" for exhibition at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin.  The piece is 21"H x 33" W, pictured.  Kindness' work is collected by museums such as:  The Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin The Museum of Fine Art, Boston The Ulster Museum, Belfast Artist: John Kindness, 1951-present Issued: 1989 Dimensions: 32"H x 41"W, framed Provenance: Helander Gallery, Little John- Smith Gallery,Collection of Ardes Quinn

    Lion and Unicorn
  • John Kindness (b.1951) MANILLA THE NUN
    Dec. 10, 2016

    John Kindness (b.1951) MANILLA THE NUN

    Est: €600 - €800

    signed and dated lower right; inscribed on Fenton Gallery label on reverse

    Whyte's
  • John Kindness (b.1951) SCRAPING THE SURFACE, 1994
    Jul. 25, 2016

    John Kindness (b.1951) SCRAPING THE SURFACE, 1994

    Est: €300 - €500

    John Kindness (b.1951) SCRAPING THE SURFACE, 1994 etching with foil blocking; (artist's proof) signed and dated lower right; titled lower centre; inscribed [AP] lower right; with exhibition label on reverse h:35  w:27.50 in. Provenance: Collection of George and Maura McClelland

    Whyte's
  • John Kindness (b.1951) Avis Beneficium (1994)
    May. 23, 2016

    John Kindness (b.1951) Avis Beneficium (1994)

    Est: €200 - €300

    John Kindness (b.1951) Avis Beneficium (1994) etching with aquatint numbered 443/600 signed, numbered & dated h:21  w:31.50 cm. Provenance: Private Collection

    Morgan O'Driscoll
  • John Kindness - Anatomy of a Rubber Duck
    May. 06, 2014

    John Kindness - Anatomy of a Rubber Duck

    Est: £40 - £60

    John Kindness Anatomy of a Rubber Duck Print

    Gormleys Art Auctions
  • John Kindness (b.1951) BROTHEL SCENE, 2007 (FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS AFTER HOGARTH)
    Dec. 09, 2012

    John Kindness (b.1951) BROTHEL SCENE, 2007 (FROM A RAKE'S PROGRESS AFTER HOGARTH)

    Est: €300 - €500

    inscribed Hillsboro Fine Art gallery label on reverse

    Whyte's
  • John Kindness (b.1951) BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST
    Dec. 09, 2012

    John Kindness (b.1951) BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST

    Est: €50 - €80

    Whyte's
  • JOHN KINDNESS
    Nov. 05, 2004

    JOHN KINDNESS

    Est: $400 - $600

    (Irish b. 1951) China Cabinet Fly 1998, pencil signed, titled, and numbered 20/100. Color etching and aquatint. 19-5/8 x 19-13/16 in.; TOM JUDD (American b. 1952) Questions You'd Hate to Ask Your Wife About, Insurance 1982, pencil signed, dated, titled, and numbered 7/25 in the margin. Etching and aquatint. 12-13/16 x 15-7/16 in.; MERLE SPANDORFER (American 20 th c.) Palekaiko 1991, pencil signed, titled, and numbered 18/150 in the margin, Corridor Press, Philadelphia, printer. Color lithograph. 25-7/8 x 36 in.; JUDITH SCHAECHTER (American b. 1961) Swan Dive 1996, pencil signed, dated, and numbered 27/100 in the margin. Linocut. 18-3/4 x 11-7/8 in.; and HARRY SOVIAK (American 1935-1984) Odalisque in Serpentine Robe 1981, pencil signed and numbered 3/120. Color Pochoir. Sheet size: 30-3/8 x 22-5/8 in. Five prints. Each framed (5)

    Freeman's
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