Today, his works can be found in some prominent private collections, including the collection of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco who purchased a portrait of James Joyce, two pieces by the Levett family trust and three pieces by Julian Lennon. Speaking to the Donegal News from his home on the Cote d’Azur this week,… Read more »
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Mark features in a new RTÉ series
Prince Albert of Monaco has opened up his palace to show Irish people a James Joyce painting that he bought from the Donegal artist Mark McFadden. McFadden, a self-taught artist who spent years working as a barman in the south of France before taking up his paintbrush, features in a new RTÉ series on the… Read more »
Art Exhibition in Gallerie Gildo Pastor, Monaco
Mark will be exclusively exhibiting his own pieces. Below is a selection currently on display in the Gallery. Don’t hesitate to give Mark a call for a visit, or just drop in at your leisure. Ph +33 (0)629936884
Sean O’Casey
John B. Keane
John McGahern
Frank McGuinness
John Banville
Francis-Bacon
“Oscar Wilde has inspired me”
Mark’s portrait of Oscar Wilde is an interpretation of the photograph by Napoleon Sarony that has come to be the image through which Wilde is universally recognised. The portrait, with the hints of degeneration that serve as reminders that Wilde was the inventor of the most celebrated of all portraits in fiction, is more a… Read more »