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'Reflections: China and Japan' ~ William Orpen (1902).
This is a virtuoso still life painting which demonstrates Orpen's facility at depicting texture and reflective surfaces with flair and skill, and with less emphasis placed on a coherent compositional arrangement.
'The Greek Festival' ~ Simeon Solomon (1873).
This picture shows two figures striding forward. The woman on the left is wearing a dark pink dress with a white cloth draped around her arms. On the right is a second figure wearing a dark blue dress and carrying a metallic urn.
'Three Field Workers' ~ Harry Becker (1908).
Three women are working in a field, dressed in late 19th century peasant attire, long dresses and white headgear. One is digging with a spade, while the other two are gathering crops.
'Sir John Lavery' ~ David Wilson.
Wilson came to prominence for his work as a cartoonist to the Daily Chronicle and Punch among others. In December 1912 an article themed 'Belfast in London' was accompanied by caricatures by Wilson of prominent Belfast figures, including Lavery.
'The Matriarch' ~ Seán Keating.
This crayon on paper picture was presented by the Thomas Haverty Trust, 1955. Born in Limerick in 1889, Keating attended the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art from 1911. There, he numbered among the students who were taught by sir William Orpen.
'Meadow' ~ Mainie Jellett.
Jellett was born into a prosperous Dublin family, and she had art lessons at home, but she wished to study professionally and in 1914 she began to attend classes at the Dublin Metropolitan School where she was taught by William Orpen.
'Miss Anstruther Thomson' ~ John Sargent.
A mark of Sargent's exceptional talent was his ability to reveal his subject's character. Thomson, engrossed in sketching and set against an architectural background, almost projects towards the viewer with a determined intensity.
'A Cradle Song' ~ Harry Clarke.
This watercolour is prep' work for Clarke's stained glass masterpiece The Geneva Window, 1929. The window unfortunately was never installed in its intended destination because of official disapproval at Clarke's depiction of some of the figures.
Join us for a Coffee Conversation tomorrow at 11 am. We will be discussing '(Icarus) Plummet' by Anne Madden with Kimberly Griffith.
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Join us for a Coffee Conversation on Wednesday at 11 am. We will be discussing '(Icarus) Plummet' by Anne Madden with Kimberly Griffith.
The talk will be live here: https://t.co/5QLQw2nL2X
Join the live post-lecture chat at noon by registering here: https://t.co/AB7c2Fiqq5