Terence P. Flanagan PRUA RHA (1929-2011)A Rose Wrapped Up, Version I Oil on board, 76 x 63cm (30 x 24¾'')SignedExhibited: T.P. Flanagan Retrospective, Ulster Museum, Belfast; Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin; Fermanagh County Museum, 1995/1996 (catalogue illustration, p.75); Correspondences, Ormeau Baths Gallery, 2010, illustrated; T.P. Flanagan: A Haunter of Demense and Ditch Back, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, 2010.Literature: S.B. Kennedy, T.P. Flanagan Painter of Light and Landscape, Lund Humphries, 2013; illustrated p.98.This apparent lyrical simplicity of this painting also carries more complex references across other series of paintings by Flanagan, such as images of wrapped turf, while it has also been suggested that there might be an emotional and visual connection with his seminal 1974 painting The Victim. It is similar in mood and iconography to the Emigrant Letter series, each capturing moments of delicate beauty and poignancy while subtly acknowledging the darker sources of inspiration. The resonance of objects and their associations was significant for Flanagan and the juxtaposition of the rose and the bowl creates a dialogue within the painting itself. Dickon Hall, February 2020