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Clachan at Fairhead

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During the 1970s and 1980s, Croft often painted on the north Antrim coast. This view of a clachan (a small settlement) is executed in a straightforwardly representational style, in the extremely pale colours typical of his work at the time.

Down County Museum

Downpatrick

Title

Clachan at Fairhead

Date

1976

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 107.5 x W 91 cm

Accession number

DB808 1997-659

Acquisition method

purchased from the artist with the assistance of grant aid from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 1979; transferred from Down District Council's Arts Service, 1997

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

R J Croft 76

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