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Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) KEN 2

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) KEN 2 acrylic on linen; (unframed) signed and titled on reverse; also with Blue Leaf Gallery label on reverse h:36  w:24 in. Provenance: Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin; Private collection Exhibited: ‘Six People, Two Places, Cian McLoughlin Solo Show', Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin, 2004 Cian McLoughlin was born in Dublin and holds a degree in architecture and an MA in film studies both from UCD. McLoughlin's primary subject matter is portraiture and urban landscape. He is represented by the Molesworth Gallery in Dublin and has had several solo shows with them among other galleries - including the J Cacciola Gallery, New York - since 2004. He has featured in numerous group exhibitions, notably at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Grayson Perry's Art Club, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (2021), National Gallery of Ireland, RUA, Art Miami, Art Toronto, King's Palace London and the RHA Annual Exhibition, where he won the Niccolo D'Ardia Caracciolo RHA Gold Metal in 2013 and showed as an invited artist in 2016. His work is included in a large number of prestigious collections nationally and internationally. In autumn 2021 two works by McLoughlin entered the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. Cian McLoughlin was born in Dublin and holds a degree in architecture and an MA in film studies both from UCD. McLoughlin's primary subject matter is portraiture and urban landscape. He is represented by the Molesworth Gallery in Dublin and has had several solo shows with them among other galleries - including the J Cacciola Gallery, New York - since 2004. He has featured in numerous group exhibitions, notably at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Grayson Perry's Art Club, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (2021), National Gallery of Ireland, RUA, Art Miami, Art Toronto, King's Palace London and the RHA Annual Exhibition, where he won the Niccolo D'Ardia Caracciolo RHA Gold Metal in 2013 and showed as an invited artist in 2016. His work is included in a large number of prestigious collections nationally and internationally. In autumn 2021 two works by McLoughlin entered the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) KEN 2

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) KEN 2 acrylic on linen; (unframed) signed and titled on reverse; also with Blue Leaf Gallery label on reverse h:36  w:24 in. Provenance: Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin; Private collection Exhibited: ‘Six People, Two Places, Cian McLoughlin Solo Show', Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin, 2004 Cian McLoughlin was born in Dublin and holds a degree in architecture and an MA in film studies both from UCD. McLoughlin's primary subject matter is portraiture and urban landscape. He is represented by the Molesworth Gallery in Dublin and has had several solo shows with them among other galleries - including the J Cacciola Gallery, New York - since 2004. He has featured in numerous group exhibitions, notably at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Grayson Perry's Art Club, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (2021), National Gallery of Ireland, RUA, Art Miami, Art Toronto, King's Palace London and the RHA Annual Exhibition, where he won the Niccolo D'Ardia Caracciolo RHA Gold Metal in 2013 and showed as an invited artist in 2016. His work is included in a large number of prestigious collections nationally and internationally. In autumn 2021 two works by McLoughlin entered the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. Cian McLoughlin was born in Dublin and holds a degree in architecture and an MA in film studies both from UCD. McLoughlin's primary subject matter is portraiture and urban landscape. He is represented by the Molesworth Gallery in Dublin and has had several solo shows with them among other galleries - including the J Cacciola Gallery, New York - since 2004. He has featured in numerous group exhibitions, notably at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Grayson Perry's Art Club, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (2021), National Gallery of Ireland, RUA, Art Miami, Art Toronto, King's Palace London and the RHA Annual Exhibition, where he won the Niccolo D'Ardia Caracciolo RHA Gold Metal in 2013 and showed as an invited artist in 2016. His work is included in a large number of prestigious collections nationally and internationally. In autumn 2021 two works by McLoughlin entered the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland.

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) Tronie - Yellow and Blue Head

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) Tronie - Yellow and Blue Head oil on canvas signed and titled verso h:35.60  w:28 cm. Provenance: The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin (label verso); Private Collection Exhibited: The Molesworth Gallery, Dublin - November 2017: No.16 Cian McLoughlin's Tronies take their title from a form of figurative painting practiced in Dutch and Flemish painting. A tronie is "a face." Each has a subject, but rather than being a personality per se, each is a type or represents a particular, often extreme, facial expression. Hence they possessed symbolic meaning beyond mere likeness. The approach particularly interested McLoughlin as he is known for his portraits.

Cian McLoughlin (b.1973) Pozzo and Lucky Diptych, oil on canvas, 188 x 274cm Signed Provenance: The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.

Cian McLoughlin (b.1973) Pozzo and Lucky Diptych, oil on canvas, 188 x 274cm Signed Provenance: The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.

Cian McLoughlin (b.1973) Didi and Gogo Diptych, oil on canvas, 188 x 180cm Signed Provenance: The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. April 2006 marked the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth. In honour of this occasion, the Beckett Centenary Festival Committ

Cian McLoughlin (b.1973) Didi and Gogo Diptych, oil on canvas, 188 x 180cm Signed Provenance: The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. April 2006 marked the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth. In honour of this occasion, the Beckett Centenary Festival Committee, in association with the Gate Theatre and the Department of Arts, Tourism and Sport, launched an exhibition of works by Cian McLoughlin. Showcased at the OPW, these pieces explored Beckett's three main plays - 'End Game', 'Krapp's Last Tape' and 'Waiting for Godot'. In order to prepare for this, McLoughlin spent three years talking to, studying and painting the actors who had become synonymous with Beckett's masterpieces, producing large scale portraits that strove to display not the actor, but the character which they embodied. Although not part of the original Beckett Series, the current works draw wholly on the experience that McLoughlin gained during this process. Commissioned by the Shelbourne Hotel in 2007, these diptychs capture the tragic couplings of Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo) and Pozzo and Lucky from 'Waiting for Godot'. Encroaching as spectres from the fog, the faces of Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, Alan Stanford and Stephen Brennan are transformed. Their usual expressions are replaced by a haunted, uneasy look, causing us to examine the uncomfortable undercurrent of Becket's most famous work: our own existence. Throughout the play, the characters struggle to complete basic tasks, such as putting on shoes, and amble in a state of confusion and forgetfulness. It would seem that only Didi recalls the events of the previous day, but even so he clings to physical objects as proof, as if he too thinks that, perhaps, their place in the world isn't as concrete as it appears. Such reminders are gratefully accepted by Gogo, who is presented to us as the more vulnerable of the pair; 'We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist' In 'Waiting for Godot', Beckett's characters are presented to us as pairs. Dominating the play are Vladimir and Estragon and these are complemented by Pozzo and Lucky. By forming two diptychs, McLoughlin has artfully mirrored Beckett's creation. Each half of the diptych can survive on its own accord, however, it is by pairing the canvases that the work is completed. 'Waiting for Godot' sees Gogo and Didi arguing and Gogo despairing, asking to end the wait. Yet, the pair do not separate. Similarly, Pozzo talks of selling Lucky but Act II sees them firmly side by side. It seems that each would rather stay together in a misery that they know than face an alternative. In one of the darker moments of the play, Didi and Gogo discuss hanging themselves from a tree. Ultimately, it is not the fear of death that holds them back, but rather the fear that one might live and be required to continue alone. By accepting the challenge of his Beckett paintings, Cian McLoughlin was forced to depict the intangible. Each piece became a study in human emotion, his brush strokes carefully gliding through a myriad of thoughts, concerns and fears. In an interview with Fumo Gallery, McLoughlin remarked on a quote by Robert Frost, 'a poem is like ice on a stove - riding on its own melting'. Here, it is clear to see that McLoughlin implemented this philosophy. With each glance, the paint slips forwards, the images tumbling to engulf the viewer in a wave of feeling.

Cian McLoughlin

Cian McLoughlin. Tronie Head of a Man. Etching. Edition of 20. 55x45cm

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977)Long DayOil on board, 60 x 50cm (23½ x 19¾'')Signed; inscribed and signed verso

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977)Long DayOil on board, 60 x 50cm (23½ x 19¾'')Signed; inscribed and signed verso

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) The Spectator

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) The Spectator oil on canvas signed lower left & titled on reverse h:61  w:51 cm. Provenance: Private Collection

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) Female Nude

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) Female Nude oil on canvas signed lower right h:61  w:122 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Dublin

CIAN MCLOUGHLIN CONTEMPORARY SELF PORTRAIT Oil on

CIAN MCLOUGHLIN CONTEMPORARY SELF PORTRAIT Oil on canvas, 27" x 21" (68.5 x 53cm), signed.

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) LONG DAY

signed lower right

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) TRAIN 45

signed lower right

Cian McLoughlin (20th/21st Century) Study of My Mentor oil on canvas

Cian McLoughlin (20th/21st Century) Study of My Mentor oil on canvas signed lower left h:70  w:55 in.

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) IMPORT, 2007

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977) - SELF PORTRAIT, 2007

oil on canvas with typed Molesworth Gallery exhibition label on reverse (signed)

Cian McLoughlin (b.1977)

RECLINING NUDE, 2003 signed lower right