27th Sep, 2023 10:00
Northern and Fine Art with Sporting & Militaria (Macclesfield)
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MICHAEL J BROWNE (BRITISH CONTEMPORARY, born 1963); a very large oil on canvas ‘Manchester United in Procession’, signed and dated 2013, 106 x 168cm, framed.
Provenance:Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner.
N.B. The oil painting depicts Manchester United footballers and management including Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney, Bryan Robson, Roy Keene, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Norman Whiteside, Gordon Strachan and Sammy McIlroy, standing in a Roman capriccio beside former managers Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson.
The artist was born in Moss Side, Manchester, and grew up in a difficult household. He found escapism in art from a very young age and was inspired by anything he saw around him turning his creativity into something positive focusing on drawing. At a young age he went to live with his art teacher and went on to study at Chelsea School of Art followed by MA at Manchester Metropolitan University. The artist has always been particularly fascinated with the Renaissance masters and has become renowned for depicting well-known figures encompassing topic of cultural importance, history or religion. He shot to fame in 1997 with his work ‘The Art of the Game’ depicting Eric Cantona as Jesus.
MICHAEL J BROWNE (BRITISH CONTEMPORARY, born 1963); a very large oil on canvas ‘Manchester United in Procession’, signed and dated 2013, 106 x 168cm, framed.
Provenance:Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner.
N.B. The oil painting depicts Manchester United footballers and management including Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney, Bryan Robson, Roy Keene, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Norman Whiteside, Gordon Strachan and Sammy McIlroy, standing in a Roman capriccio beside former managers Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson.
The artist was born in Moss Side, Manchester, and grew up in a difficult household. He found escapism in art from a very young age and was inspired by anything he saw around him turning his creativity into something positive focusing on drawing. At a young age he went to live with his art teacher and went on to study at Chelsea School of Art followed by MA at Manchester Metropolitan University. The artist has always been particularly fascinated with the Renaissance masters and has become renowned for depicting well-known figures encompassing topic of cultural importance, history or religion. He shot to fame in 1997 with his work ‘The Art of the Game’ depicting Eric Cantona as Jesus.
Auction: Northern and Fine Art with Sporting & Militaria (Macclesfield), 27th Sep, 2023
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Viewing
Tuesday 26th September 2023 from 10:00am to 5:30pm
Closing date 25th August 2023
The Cheshire Saleroom
Withyfold Drive
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2BD
01625 431788
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