Tony O'Malley - Painter In Exile

Dublin, Ireland : Arts Council, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. Tony O'Malley. Extremely scarce in the trade, there being currently only two additional copies available on-line. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Sponsored by The Arts Council in Dublin, Ireland, a thick, square softcover format , with 111 pp. and replete with full-color and black-and-white plates. The catalog presents the work of the somewhat enigmatic Irish artist, Tony O'Malley, largely self-taught, late-starting, the two decades plus he spent in virtual exile in Cornwall. Foreword by Martin McCullough, Chairman of the Arts Council, then several lengthy chapters by Fallon devoted to "The Context-No Irish Art," "Cornwall," "Fingerprints," "Indian Summer," "Self Image," "The Real Essence, Outscape/Inscape," and more, then an interview, the catalogue proper, bibliography, chronology, Biographical details, and a list of illustrations. 111 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.