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Victor Richardson
Into the Light
The Oriel Gallery
presents
Victor Richardson
Into the Light
on Thursday 22nd June
at 6pm
Please contact to [email protected] for further details
Front cover illustration: Huband Bridge, Grand Canal, Dublin - oil on canvas, 32 x 62 inches
The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin
No. 27 Bar and Lounge at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin
In 2007, Richardson received the prestigious commission to create six grand oil paintings to adorn the walls of the No. 27 Bar
and Lounge at Ireland’s most famous hotel, The Shelbourne.
For this commission, Richardson sketched each elevation of St. Stephens’ Green as if viewed from inside the park itself. The
finished works depict the famous Georgian buildings and modern landmarks from the West, North and East while the view
from the South is naturally visible through the windows of the bar itself. These paintings now stand side by side with many
other works by eminent Irish painters which feature throughout the hotel.
Quarry Lake, Phoenix Park, Dublin oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches
Narrow Boats, Grand Canal, Dublin oil on canvas, 20 x 28 inches
Something About the Light oil on canvas, 48 x 65 inches
Reflections: St Stephens’ Green, Dublin oil on canvas, 19 x 28 inches
Powerscourt Gardens, Wicklow oil on canvas, 10 x 12 inches
Little Venice, Regents Park, London oil on canvas, 20 x 28 inches
Victor Richardson, above in his studio in Cork, carries on the exploration of colour vibration pioneered by Pointillism and Divisionism in the late 19th and early 20th Century. Like Seurat and Signac he intensifies the relationship between colours by placing contrasting pigments beside one another in small strokes, dashes and spots. This tessellation creates a shimmering luminosity of warm and cool hues.
The Enchanted Forest, Co Cork oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
Water Cypresses, South Carolina oil on canvas, 24 x 32 inches
Sunlight on the Marsh oil on canvas, 20 x 20 inches
For much of his career, Richardson has painted a recurring motif of trees and water, taking inspiration from the rivers and canals of Ireland, England and France. Across the Atlantic he has been drawn by the ponds and swamps of the Carolina Low Country in the American South, exhibiting regularly in Savannah, Charleston and Charlotte. Often painting into the light, the atmospheric play of colour in the air and on the surface of water, has been a constant source of creativity. His work has a Zen-like quality, tranquil and contemplative.
The White Bridge oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches
The White Bench, Phoenix Park, Dublin oil on canvas, 10 x 12 inches
Up Stream, Shannon River
oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches
Cider Orchard, Normandy oil on canvas, 14 x 18 inches
Apple Orchards, Normandy oil on canvas, 8 x 19 inches
For further details and to view the show, please contact us at
The Oriel Gallery
17 Clare Street, Dublin D02 W925
Tel/Fax: + 353 (1) 676 3410
Email: [email protected]
