Sale, Sotheby"s London, 16 May 2003, lot 142Dillon"s interest in complete abstraction began whilst spending time in London during the 1950s. During this time Dillon was influenced by artists such as Rothko, de Kooning and Pollock exhibiting at the Tate. This transition into abstraction continued throughout his career playing with geometric patterns, reoccurring lines and elements of surrealism that began to influence his work. The simple shapes remind us of Dillon"s work with cut-outs and experimentation with linocut printing techniques. The horse and figure are possible motifs harking back to Dillon"s interest in the people of the West of Ireland. The colour palette is emotive and striking focusing our attention on the repetition of shape and pattern across the canvas. Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) Gerard Dillon, who became better known as Gerry,