Lot 156: Derek Culley (b.1952) THE THING ABOUT SHAPES, 2003

Derek Culley (b.1952) THE THING ABOUT SHAPES, 2003 signed, inscribed and dated on reverse oil on canvas 61 by 61cm., 24 by 24in. Derek Culley is a self-taught artist from Dublin, and is Chairman and founding member of Celtic Vision, an artist collective that has been exhibiting in Europe and beyond since 1986. In 1989 a solo show of Culley's work entitled, 'Five Years of Culley', was held at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin. In 2006 Culley was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for his "recognisable artistic merit".