“A Pear-fect Match” (2010)
by Val McGann (1928-2016)
4 x 6 in., oil on panel
Coppola Collection

Val McGann, a native of Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland, studied at the National College of Art, Dublin and the Byam Shaw College of Art, London. He has exhibited in Dublin, London, Boston, New York and Washington

McGann had studios in Kennebunkport, Maine and Naples, Florida, and typically represented seascapes. In addition to shows in Dublin and London, he had one-man exhibitions in the House of Representatives, US Capitol Building, Washington DC and the Butler Galleries in New York City.

This small painting is characteristic of his later work. He had moved out of his studios and into the assisted care residence where his wife, who was suffering from dementia, was living.