
John O'Leary (Irish Artist Directory)
Full Name: John O'Leary
Lived: 1929 - 1999
Categories: Fauvism, Semi-Abstraction, Landscape
Artist Biography
John O’Leary was born in Cork and studied at the Crawford School of Art from 1954 to 1957. Following this he was awarded that Gibson Bequest Scholarship to study in Paris where he studied at the Atelier Andre Lhote and the Academie Julian.
During his life he was a highly active member of the arts community in Ireland – a founding member of Cork Arts Society, he also taught at the Crawford and the VEC in Cork and later at Sligo RTC, where he became head of Fine Art.
O’Leary’s work featured in exhibitions nationwide and was the subject of a retrospective at the Crawford Art Gallery in 2002.
John O'Leary Art Previously On Sale at Adam’s Auctioneers
John O'Leary (1929-1999) Concarneau - Brittany 1958 Oil on canvas, 46 x 33cm (17 x 12.5'') Signed...
Hammer Price €4,200.00
John O'Leary (1929 - 1999) Wrecks in Concarneau, Brittany Oil on canvas, 60 x 72.5cm (23½ x 28½...
Hammer Price €1,450.00
John O'Leary (d.2000) Under the Shield Oil on Canvas, 50.75 x 70cms Signed and dated 1962
Hammer Price €1,100.00
John O'Leary (1929-1999) Boat on the River Oil on board, 18.5 x 19.75cm Signed and dated 58 Prov...
Hammer Price €1,000.00
John O'Leary (1929-1999) Abstract Composition Oil on canvas, 43 x 33cm Signed and dated 1962 Pro...
Hammer Price €620.00