Mary Kate Benson (1842-1921) A Court, Quimper, Brittany Oil on canvas, 60 x 44cm (23.5 x 17.25'') Signed and dated 1891 Inscribed artist's label verso Exhibited: Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy...

Mary Kate Benson (1842-1921) A Court, Quimper, Brittany Oil on canvas, 60 x 44cm (23.5 x 17.25'') Signed and dated 1891 Inscribed artist's label verso Exhibited: Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy 1892, Cat. No. 311 Mary Kate Benson was born in Dublin and studied in England under Herkomer and Calderon, in Paris under Lazare. Her sister Charlotte was also a painter. In 1891 she visited Brittany and was based in Quimper painting street scenes similar to this, and studies of local girls.

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