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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 18, 2021 | Dreweatts | Berkshire | Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 | $****** - ****** | Masked figure and nude |
paintings
86.5 x 122.5 cm (34.06 x 48.23 in)
Oil on board
Signed (lower right) ; Signed and titled (verso)
Sale, Sotheby"s London, 16 May 2003, lot 136Dillon spent the majority of his career between Belfast, London and Dublin, favouring the excitement of city life and immersing himself in artistic communities with likeminded poets, writers and artists. However, an underlying yearning for the countryside is a theme which reoccurs throughout the artist"s body of work, in particular views of Connemara and portraits of characters from the West of Ireland. This sense of escapism found through his work came hand in hand with his search to find a self-assured identity as he struggled to express his sexuality. Dillon used motifs such as the masked figure to represent himself through his art and express his feelings of entrapment and desire to consolidate his identity. The mask signifies an attempt to disguise oneself instead of facing up to our own fears and inadequacies. Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) Gerard Dillon, who became better known as Gerry,
Gerard Dillon (Irish 1916-1971) Masked figure and nude Oil on board Signed (lower right) ; Signed and titled (verso) 86.5 x 122.5cm (34 x 48 in.)
