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Patrick Dolan (Irish, 1926-1980) Untitled oil on canvas h:121 w:144 cm Provenance: Private collection, Cambridge, bought from the collection of Derek Sorrell, who acquired several paintings by Dolan from Melvin Hardiment, a close friend of Patrick Dolan, some years ago. Other Notes: Irish-born abstract painter, Patrick Dolan, studied at the Architectural Association in London in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, at the suggestion of his friend, Adrian Heath he moved to St Ives, and was an associate of the artist, Francis Bacon Dolan was a member of the Penwith Society of Arts from 1975 and exhibited with the Midland Group in Nottingham. He had one man shows at the Pasmore Edwards Gallery, Newlyn, and Queen's Square Gallery, Leeds. In 1995 an exhibition of his works was shown by Belgrave Gallery, London. Dolan is an abstract painter who was born in Ireland, moving to London to study at the Architectural Association (1951-1956). After a period of travelling through Italy, Spain and North Africa, he moved to Cornwall in 1960. Dolan's interest in St Ives was largely due to his friendship with Adrian Heath He was a member of the Penwith Society of Arts and exhibited with the Midland Group in Nottingham. Dolan had one man shows at the Pasmore Edwards Gallery, Newlyn, and the Queen's Square Gallery, Leeds. In 1962 he shared a show with Anthony Sheils and Alan Wood at Gallery 60 in Chichester, organised by the Rawlinsky Gallery and in 1965 he shared an exhibition with Wood at Queen's Square Gallery, Leeds. ,200 Unframed and quite dirty.