Public and private collections
In addition to his paintings, Knuttel became a prominent figure in Irish culture through his commercial collaborations. These projects, along with his ceramic collections allowed his work to reach a very broad audience. Knuttel’s work is held in both public and private collections worldwide. Collectors include Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Bertie Ahern and Joanna Lumley as well as Swiss Bank Corporation, Allied Irish Banks, Goldman Sachs International and Saatchi & Saatchi London. Knuttel's commissions include paintings for Sylester Stallone, The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for the Irish Hospice Foundation, BMW's Mini Cooper, and most famously the Taoisigh of Ireland.
Taosigh of Ireland
In 1999, Knuttel was commissioned to paint each Taoiseach of Ireland since the founding of the state. It was his Millennium Project. Knuttel always had a healthy disregard for politicians and so set about this task with gusto! There is little pomp and less splendour about their depiction. For a scholar of Irish politics there are many references to these gentlemen’s follies and idiosyncrasies contained within these images. At a reception in Dublin to launch the collection a number of them turned up to see their portraits. The results were not quite what they expected. As old Mr Liam Cosgrave headed for the exit, he commented to Knuttel “We weren’t ALL Gangsters you know!”
Painting An Taoiseach Sean Lemass
Painting An Taoiseach Charles Haughey
BMW's Mini Cooper
Mini Cooper Commissioned by BMW
Sylvester Stallone
Painting Sylvester Stallone 96” x 84”
Irish Hospice Foundation’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Painting Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 96” x 84”
Commissioned by the Irish Hospice Foundation
Commissions
Art Director, Kieron Hickey’s film “Exposure”
Specialist prop designer John Boorman’s “Excalibur”
Specialist prop designer for Marcel Marceau,
Sadlers Wells Theatre – London
Specialist prop designer for “Purple Dust” by Sean O’Casey, Abbey Theatre – Dublin
Bronze Portrait Bust of Maurice Craig (Historian)
Bronze Portrait Bust of Patrick Collins (RHA) Painter
Portrait of Michael Hartnett, Poet
Portrait of Liam O’Leary, Film Archivist
Portrait of Captain Pat Holmes, Soldier
Portrait of Sylvester Stallone, Actor
Portrait of Christy Moore, Singer
Portrait of Charlize Theron, Actress
Two Portraits for Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer
Bronze Portrait of John B. Keane, Playwright
Portrait of Don King, Boxing Promoter
Portrait of Robert De Niro, Actor
Eleven Taoisigh of Ireland
Portrait of the Band “Relish” For E.M.I.
Tapestry, St. Therese of Lisieux
Mastercard design, MBNA Bank
Portrait of Denis Desmond, Promoter
Portrait of Rod Stewart, Singer
“The Joshua Tree”, Painting of U2 for Joe Herlihy