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'The Advance Guard'~ Georges Bertin Scott, (1905)
This watercolour shows two soldiers on horses trotting along a country road. On both sides of the road can be seen green grass with wild red flowers dotted around. Behind the soldiers are green fields as far as the horizon.
'Saint Patrick as Sheperd Boy'~ William Conor, (1881 - 1968)
One of sixteen costume sketches of Irish historical figures.
'The Weaver's Grave'~ Harry Clarke, (c. 1927)
This watercolour is preparatory work for Clarke's stained glass masterpiece The Geneva Window, 1929, originally commissioned by the Irish Government to represent Ireland at the International Labour organisation in Geneva.
'Landline Gray'~ Sean Scully, (2015)
The deep ocean blues overlaid with earthy tones arouse that sensation of isolation experienced when standing alone at the edge of a mighty sea, both melancholy and exhilarating.
'James Stephens'~ Mary Duncan, (c. 1915)
James Stephens was typical of the new radical generation that came of age in the early 1900s. He was attracted by socialist ideas and cultural nationalism.
'Sutton Courtenay'~ Sir John Lavery, (1917)
Lavery was a good colourist - evidenced here by the cool blue tones of the shadows on the first punt, the repetition of these and the yellow of the dress in the bridge in the background and the green depths of the water below.
'La Dame aux Perles'~ Sir John Lavery, (1901)
The sitter for this portrait has been identified by the art critic Walter Shaw Sparrow as Marguerite Von Höllrigl. The painting became known as La Dame aux Perles.
'The Log Carriers'~ George William Russell (Æ), (c. 1904)
Two women in long dresses walk towards the viewer across a shelly beach, carrying a long log on their shoulders. The colour of the womens' dresses matches their faces, making them look like statues.
'Reflections: China and Japan'~ Sir 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.
'Reflections: China and Japan'~ Sir 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.