Brian Ballard RUA

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Brian Ballard RUA

Brian Ballard was born in Belfast in 1942. He attended the College of Art, Belfast, and later, the College of Art in Liverpool. He currently lives in Belfast but often spends time on the island of Innisfree. He is particularly attracted to everyday subjects, often painting them in different atmospheres or from unusual perspectives.

Bold and expressionist, Ballard oftens adopts a vibrant palette and gestural brushstrokes to capture his subject. Sharing a modernist sentiment, his work anchors figurative elements in highly abstracted compositions, playing with form and light to achieve an altered perception of typical genre subjects, such as landscapes, still life scenes and nude studies. Ballard’s approach to landscapes is predominantly ‘en plein air’, as he often spends time painting of the coasts of Donegal and Kerry. 

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Lot 882 Brian Ballard RUA 'WHITE LADY AGAINST RED'
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
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Lot 868 Brian Ballard RUA 'EVENING LOUGH'
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'THE LAGAN AT THE MINNOWBURN' SIZE: H 36" x W 48" Result: £7,600 Date: 21/09/2022
'CYPRUS AVENUE' SIZE: H 47" x W 39.5" Result: £7,000 Date: 21/09/2022
'FOUR POPPIES' SIZE: H 28" x W 39" Result: £6,600 Date: 10/08/2022
'CYPRUS AVENUE' SIZE: H 59" x W 47.5" Result: £6,400 Date: 29/03/2022
'ROCKS AT ORLOCK' SIZE: H 36" x W 48" Result: £6,200 Date: 01/11/2022
'TREES IN LIGHT, CYPRUS AVENUE' SIZE: H 40" x W 50" Result: £5,400 Date: 30/10/2023
'YELLOW TREES, CYPRUS AVENUE' SIZE: H 48" x W 40" Result: £5,200 Date: 05/09/2023
'GREEN VASE AND MAGNOLIAS' SIZE: H 30" x W 40" Result: £4,800 Date: 06/06/2023
'EVENING, RIVER LAGAN' SIZE: H 40" x W 32" Result: £4,600 Date: 21/06/2022
'ON CYPRUS AVENUE' SIZE: H 35" x W 27" Result: £4,600 Date: 05/10/2022
'CALM SEA & ROCKS, ORLOCK' SIZE: H 39" x W 47" Result: £4,200 Date: 05/09/2023
'THE LAGAN AT MINNOWBURN' SIZE: H 40" x W 48" Result: £4,000 Date: 17/10/2023
'CYPRUS AVENUE BLUE' SIZE: H 47" x W 39" Result: £4,000 Date: 17/10/2023
'TREES, CYPRUS AVENUE, BELFAST' SIZE: H 48" x W 36" Result: £3,600 Date: 13/02/2024
'STILL LIFE, PURPLE VASE' SIZE: H 30" x W 40" Result: £3,500 Date: 10/04/2024