Blackshaw, Basil

Basil Blackshaw: 1932-2016. Born in Glengormley, Co. Antrim. Attended Methodist College Belfast and studied at Belfast College of Art (1948–1951). Awarded a scholarship in 1951 by the Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, to study in Paris. He was initially acclaimed for his mastery of traditional approaches to painting. He continued to develop as an artist, most highly regarded for his loose gestural application of paint and very distinctive and subtle use of colour.

  • "Basil Blackshaw - Self Portrait"

    Size: 36 x 30 inches. Price: £20,000 / £2,000 per month. Provenance: Whytes, Dublin / Private collection.

  • "Big Boy"

    Size: 40 x 36 inches. Price: £14,000 / £1,400 per month. Provenance: Bonhams, London / Private collection.

  • "House"

    Size: 22 x 16 cm. Price: £3,250 / £325 per month.

  • SOLD

    "Lighthouse"

  • “Dunadry Banks”

    4 Limited Edition Prints. 4 views after the poem of the same name by Paul Yates. Produced in France 1995 in support of UNICEF. Signed by Blackshaw. This was the first collaboration between Blackshaw and Yates and was followed by many more over the following years, including books, prints and film. Special Offer Price: £400

  • “Mourne”: Yates, Paul / Blackshaw, Basil

    Hard cover book. This hardback edition, designed by fellow Artist Colin Davidson, was limited to 395 copies. Supplied in matching slipcase. The book is signed by Yates and Blackshaw. This limited edition features three extra images and Yates’ long poem "Mourne Mantra". Special Offer Price: £200 (Hardback. New)

  • “Mourne” (Paperback)

    Book: Paperback Edition. "Mourne" is a collection of poetry by Paul Yates with images by Basil Blackshaw. Designed by Fellow artist Colin Davidson. Signed by Yates and Blackshaw. Special Offer Price: £100 (Paper cover)

  • "A Place"

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Edited by Jack Packenham. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Armoy Robin”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Black Cockerel, Kilkenny”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Daffodils Arranged Against Their Will”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Dream of Linty”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". This is not the same poem that accompanies this painting in the book. Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Long woman of Mourne”  

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Heavily edited by Jack Packenham. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Mourne Bull”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Edited in red by Jack Packenham. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Mourne Eden”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Edited in red pen by Jack Packenham. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Mourne Mirage”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • “Summer Sabbath”

    Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. A different poem accompanies this painting in the book. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • Untitled

    This image did not make the final publication. Original proof from the book "Mourne". Hand signed by Blackshaw. Double page 30 cm x 50 cm. Edited in red by Jack Packenham. Double mounted: £250. Framed: £325. Totally unique.

  • SOLD

    “Shadow Lady”  

  • Artist - Basil Blackshaw