Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940), Cloud Study

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Roderic O'Conor was one of Ireland's foremost artists. He was born into a family of ancient Irish nobility,the O'Connors of Connacht,descendants of the last kings of Ireland.Although expected to oversee the family estate of 1800 acres, O'Conor rebelled and moved to Dublin to study art.Inspired by the Impressionism and Post-Impressionism movement he took up permanent residence in France. He met Van Gogh and moved to Brittany in 1892, forming a close relationship with Gauguin in Pont-Aven. When the Pont-Aven group split up he returned to Paris and took a studio in Montparnasse. His close circle of friends included Clive Bell, Roger Fry,Somerset Maugham,Arnold Bennett and Matthew Smith.

Size 24 x 34 cms

Provence: Doctor Robelet, physician to Reneé Honta, wife of Roderic O'Conor, and her housekeeper, Mme Bellard, at Nueil-sur-Layon.

Thierry-Lannon & Associés,Hotel des Ventes 26,rue du Chateau,Brest, Vente 10/05/2008 Lot 100.

See reference: Roderic O'Conor by Jonathan Benington. Published by Irish Academic Press Ltd 1992. Epilogue, page 157. Pricep.o.a. Date circa 1903 1900s Antiques Material Paper Origin French Item code as988a020 Status For Sale

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