William Conor RHA (1881-1968)
The Street Musician
Crayon, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18")
Signed 

Provenance: One of a collection of works by William Conor, sold at Waddington Auctioneers, Toronto, June 2001,...

William Conor RHA (1881-1968)
The Street Musician
Crayon, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18")
Signed 

Provenance: One of a collection of works by William Conor, sold at Waddington Auctioneers, Toronto, June 2001, lot 1712, where purchased; sale, these rooms, 26/03/2013 lot 15. Another smaller work from this same Canadian collection, "Dancing the Jig", was also sold in these rooms December 2012, lot 48.

Music and dance feature strongly among William Conor's work be they enjoying a dance, or in this case a street musician. Conor carried a notebook with him at all times which he would use to "note down any happening which strikes me as interesting and significant." Here the musician is well observed with an assortment of generations looking on. There is a long tradition of flute playing around Belfast and the surrounding large towns.

 

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