Maurice Desmond, 20th Century The King Oil on board, 77.5 x 58cm Signed and dated '67 Maurice Desmond was born in Co. Louth and was studied at the Limerick School of Art. He exhibited regularly...
Maurice Desmond, 20th Century The King Oil on board, 77.5 x 58cm Signed and dated '67 Maurice Desmond was born in Co. Louth and was studied at the Limerick School of Art. He exhibited regularly at the Oireachtas shows and the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, where he won a first prize in 1969. Two decades later, Desmond's artistic vision had not waned, and he held three solo shows at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork during the 1980s. He has participated in a vast number of group shows both nationally and internationally and solo shows in the Hallward Gallery in Dublin and the Vanguard in Cork. His work is included in major Irish collections including the Crawford Art Gallery, the University of Limerick, the Arts Council, the collection of the University College Cork and AIB collections.