Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980)

Seagull and Rose

Oil on canvas, 32 x 40cms (12 x 15")

Signed lower left

Cork artist Patrick Hennessys painting skills were recognised early in his...

Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915 - 1980)

Seagull and Rose

Oil on canvas, 32 x 40cms (12 x 15")

Signed lower left

Cork artist Patrick Hennessys painting skills were recognised early in his career, winning a scholarship to study at Dundee College in Scotland in the mid 1930s, and a further one which enabled him to travel to Paris and Rome. During his time at Dundee he met his future partner, artist Henry Robertson Craig and both were taught by James McIntosh Patrick RSA.

 

Hennessy travelled widely throughout Europe and to Morocco, but returned to Ireland in 1939, dividing his time between Cork and Dublin, where he joined the Society of Dublin Painters and exhibited regularly at the Hendriks Gallery. From 1941 he exhibited regularly at the RHA and he was elected a member of the Academy in 1949. His style has been associated with Surrealism while his subjects range from still life and interiors to landscapes and portraits.

 

 

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