Roderic O'Conor RHA (1860 - 1940) Seated Woman with Roses Oil on canvas, 55 x 46cm (21¾ x 18'') Painted circa 1923-5 O'Conor painted another similar work but without the roses on the table.;...

Roderic O'Conor RHA (1860 - 1940) Seated Woman with Roses Oil on canvas, 55 x 46cm (21¾ x 18'') Painted circa 1923-5 O'Conor painted another similar work but without the roses on the table.; See Benington Cat. No. 277 (Private Collection Northern Ireland) Exhibited: The Frederick Gallery, ''Autumn Exhibition'' 1998, Cat. No. 2, where purchased by current owner; ''Shades of a Master'' Roderic O'Conor Exhibition, The Hunt Museum, Limerick, June/August 2003, Cat. No. 23 (illustrated) Literature: ''Roderic O'Conor'', Jonathan Benington biography and catalogue of his work, Cat. No. 278, illustrated p223 O'Conor paints the subject of this carefully arranged portrait in a pose he much favoured, with the sitter's head slightly lowered and light entering from the side. This allowed him to create a tranquil atmosphere through his deft treatment of light and shade. While the model sits in a conventional frontal pose, her reluctance to meet the viewer's gaze and O'Conor's adoption of a closer than usual viewpoint creates an air of intimacy generally absent from formal portraits.

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