Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978) Boats at Harbour Oil on panel, 30.5 x 40.6cm (12 x 16'') Signed Provenance: Purchased in 1976 from Seán Ó Criadáin by John P. Reihill; Deepwell, Blackrock, Co....

Mary Swanzy HRHA (1882-1978) Boats at Harbour Oil on panel, 30.5 x 40.6cm (12 x 16'') Signed Provenance: Purchased in 1976 from Seán Ó Criadáin by John P. Reihill; Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin Financially independent from the time of the death of her parents, Mary Swanzy travelled extensively and with the exception of two extended periods during the First and Second World Wars, painted infrequently in Ireland. As she rarely dated her paintings and varied her style considerably throughout her career it is impossible to date this painting precisely. Stylistically it bears a relationship to a painting entitled Donegal, painted in 1943 and one of the few of the artist's dated works. It may, however be a view of Kilkeel Harbour, Co. Down, as certain unillustrated catalogue entries confirm the existence of a number of views of the harbour there.

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