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Eileen Reid (1894-1981) HEAD AND SHOULDERS OF A YOUNG MAN inscribed with artist’s maiden name and...

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Eileen Reid (1894-1981) HEAD AND SHOULDERS OF A YOUNG MAN inscribed with artist’s maiden name and...
Eileen Reid (1894-1981)
HEAD AND SHOULDERS OF A YOUNG MAN
inscribed with artist’s maiden name and date [1923-1924] on reverse
oil on canvas
61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
Provenance:
Estate of the artist;
Cynthia O’Connor Gallery, Dublin;
Private collection, Co. Dublin
Exhibited:
Cynthia O’Connor, Gallery, Dublin, 3-21 December 1984, catalogue no. 23
Born Eileen Oulton, she lived most of her life at 19 Upper Mount Street, Dublin. Interested in both art and music, she studied first at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and later at the RA School of Art in London. Her early paintings show the influence of Sir William Orpen who was a friend of the family. She married in 1923 but was widowed within a year, and soon afterwards abandoned oil painting in favour of watercolours. She was secretary of the WCSI for over 30 years, allowing administrative work to come before her own art. A retrospective of works remaining in her studio was held after her death in 1984 (catalogue available with this lot).
€4,000-€6,000 (IR £3,100-£4,700 approx.)
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