Among the many types and styles of work, we were intrigued by some Newspaper related works by Francis Quirk. The first two watercolors appear to be of the same man- an Editor or publisher of a paper. The oil painting of the young man typing recently was offered for auction on line and that spurred us to moving forward with this post.
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| Francis J. Quirk Watercolor of a man in the Newspaper trade. |
The painting above has some interesting subtle features. Note the window with the birch trees and reflection of the man. The desk is littered with papers, cokes and a thermos (of coffee?) His tie is down and his sleeves are rolled up. With two phones, this is a man with an active day.
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| Francis J. Quirk Watercolor of a man in the Newspaper trade. |
This watercolor of the man standing is showing him in a commanding presence. The man in the background is almost in a deferential pose. The tools of his craft are prominently displayed- the black rotary phone, typewriter and in-out baskets. There is no email here!
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| Francis J. Quirk Oil painting of a man at a typewriter (possibly in the Newspaper trade.) |
This painting recently came up for auction and we have included it in the Newspaper post.
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