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Artist: Barrie Cooke HRHA (1931-2014) Title: Lough Arrow Algae IV (1996) Signature: signed, titled and dated '96 verso Medium: oil on canvas Size: 54½ x 64½cm (21.5 x 25.4in) Framed Size: 70.6 x 80.2cm (27.8 x 31.6in) Provenance: Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast; De Vere's, Dublin, 30th March 2004 lot 80; Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Barrie Cooke's work has been indelibly connected to water from the very beginning - he arrived in Ireland in the mid-1950s partly because he had heard the trout fishing was good. Once in the country he always lived close to water. From the late 1980s, he turned his attention to the growing threat of... Read more Barrie Cooke Lot 35 - 'Lough Arrow Algae IV (1996)' Estimate: €2,000 - €3,000 Barrie Cooke's work has been indelibly connected to water from the very beginning - he arrived in Ireland in the mid-1950s partly because he had heard the trout fishing was good. Once in the country he always lived close to water. From the late 1980s, he turned his attention to the growing threat of pollution to rivers and lakes, as in this vibrant study of algal bloom in Lough Arrow, close to his home in Co Sligo. Often, as he noted, the destructive agents in pollution could result in something as visually beautiful as this fine composition. Aidan Dunne, November 2021