Robert James Enraght Moony1879 - 1946

Moony was born in Athlone and was educated at Galway Grammar School and in Devon. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist style of Italian Post-Impressionist Giovanni Segantini, painting landscapes filled with symbolist themes that reflected his interest in Celtic folklore and mysticism. During the 1890s he went to Paris where he studied under Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921).  He exhibited widely at such prestigious institutions as the Royal Academy, New English Art Club and Royal Hibernian Read more