When renowned abstract painter Sean Scully wanted to embark on a new journey into the world of children’s literature, he decided to consult someone who was familiar with the world and whom he knew ...

Most visual artists in Ireland juggle their creative activities with teaching work or other endeavours. The introduction, in ...

Sean Scully, who is among the most acclaimed Irish painters working today, turned 80 in June. Since his early years at Croydon College of Art, on the southern edge of London, the artist has produced a ...

The abstract painter shows a mind-boggling degree of self-regard in a new BBC film about his life, our columnist writes. Of late, Sean Scully’s signature stripes have shed their formal rigidity and ...

Arturo Rucci, a former assistant to Scully, has been arrested under suspicion of stealing a triptych from the artist's studio and consigning it for auction at Bonhams. Works by Scully, a Dublin-born ...

Houghton Hall in Norfolk has been transformed with Smaller than the Sky, an engaging solo show of 59 monumental sculptures, paintings and works on paper by Irish artist Sean Scully. This is the ...

Sean & Oisin Scully, "Jack the Wolf" (2015), watercolor, ink and pencil on paper, 22 1/4 x 14 7/8 inches (© Sean Scully, photography Brian Buckley) As parents know, a child’s favorite story often gets ...

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Sean Scully: The Albee Barn, Montauk is a survey of the artist’s work ranging from 1981 to 2024, exploring his Long Island connection and how a single month spent in Montauk in the summer of 1982 with ...

Sean Scully is one of those artists who suffers from the good-new-bad-news situation of having an “iconic style.” The upside: His work is instantly identifiable (not to mention highly sought-after).