Flowers

Philip O'Reilly (1944 - )

Tempera and gold leaf on gesso on board

1978

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Born in Leamington Spa in 1944, Philip O’Reilly studied at Coventry College of Art and the Slade School of Art (1959–66). During the 1970s he taught at art schools in the south-east and participated in many group exhibitions. He had solo shows at Angela Flowers Gallery and The Gallery, Bracknell Art Centre between 1973 and 1977. O’Reilly is currently Senior Lecturer and Director of the Art and Theory Matrix course at the Cardiff School of Art & Design, where his main research areas include textiles and digital print. Recent commissions include a digital work for the School of Law at the University of Strathclyde (2006) and murals for the Kings Cross Development in London.
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    Subjects
    still life, flower
    Materials & Techniques
    gold leaf, board, tempera, mixed media (art object), tempera painting
  • Details
    Artist
    Philip O'Reilly (1944 - )
    Title
    Flowers
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    Tempera and gold leaf on gesso on board
    Dimensions
    height: 30.00 cm, width: 23.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the artist, May 1979
    Inscription
    bc: PHILIP O'REILLY 1978. ; verso: PHILIP O'REILLY
    GAC number
    14542