Jerome Connor (1876-1943) The Bellman Bronze, 47cm high each (18½'') Signed and inscribed with title Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist circa 1940 by J.P. Reihill Snr; Deepwell,...

Jerome Connor (1876-1943) The Bellman Bronze, 47cm high each (18½'') Signed and inscribed with title Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist circa 1940 by J.P. Reihill Snr; Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin Exhibited: RHA Annual Exhibiiton, 1941, Cat. No. 383 (lent by J.P. Reihill) IELA 1st Exhibition, Memorial Section to Jerome Connor, Cat. No. 3 Irish Art from Private Collections 1870-1930, Wexford Arts Centre, 1977, Cat. No. 2 Jerome Connor, Annascaul, April/May 1988 Jerome Connor, Irish-American Sculptor, National Gallery of Ireland, Feb/Mar 1993, Cat. No 21 Literature: Máirín Allen, Jerome Connor II, Capuchin Annual 1964, pp353-69 (illustration p365) Giollamuire Ó Murchú, Jerome Connor, Irish-American Sculptor, NGI, 1993 (illustrated p73) A fine example of Connor's late 'free' work, The Bellman is a portrait study of a coal delivery man, colloquially a ''bellman'', depicted with a coal-bag tied around his shoulders. It was cast for Mr John P Reihill because of his connection with the coal-importing business. Compared with Connor's earlier work there is a looseness of touch in the handling of the clay which results in a far greater degree of expression.

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