Daniel Lipstein's beautiful painting was acquired by the Office of Public Works (OPW) during Dublin Gallery Weekend which took place from the 6th of November to the 9th of November 2025.

The painting, an oil and gold leaf on canvas, measures 40 x 50 cm. It is titled 'Spirit Walking Towards Light'. It was part of the artist's solo exhibition Self Portrait with a Pet and a Bathtub which we hosted in our gallery from 8 October to 2 November 2025. 

In an interview about the show (Artistic License: Daniel Lipstein, Penny McCormick, The Gloss Magazine, 15 October 2025), the artist commented about the inclusion of fish and the use of gold in his work, as follows: 

"...In each individual painting, the appearance of different elements are very specific. I include fish, for example, in many paintings and in each they play a different role. Overall, they represent the antiquity of species and the origin of living forms, depicting the unknown of our prehistorical past. Another element prominent in these paintings are scratch marks in paint over gold leaf or as pencil on gesso panels over which I use glazes. This way, the surface of each painting becomes an energy field organised and empowered by the visual projections of the mind through different mediums..."

A beautiful work

Can we just say that it is a privilege for us at the Olivier Cornet Gallery to play a part in Ireland's growing national art collection.