Artist: Harry Aaron Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Title: Study of James Joyce Signature: signed top right Medium: pastel on paper Size: 35½ x 26cm (14 x 10.2in) Framed Size: 63 x 52.5cm (24.8 x 20.7in) Provenance: De Vere's, Dublin, 29th November 2006, Lot 95; Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Harry Aaron Kernoff was born in London in 1900 of English/Russian extraction. Having moved to Dublin, Kernoff became a leading figure in Irish modernism. Influenced by Seán Keating, Kernoff painted the Irish landscape, genre scenes, and portraits and... Read more Harry Aaron Kernoff was born in London in 1900 of English/Russian extraction. Having moved to Dublin, Kernoff became a leading figure in Irish modernism. Influenced by Seán Keating, Kernoff painted the Irish landscape, genre scenes, and portraits and is primarily remembered for his sympathetic interest in Dublin and its people as seen here in his depiction of James Joyce. He painted street scenes, as well as Dublin landmarks with sympathy and understanding. Kernoff spent the vast majority of his life unappreciated and made little or nothing from his paintings until a few years before his death, when he began to be appreciated by contemporary critics.
Artist: Harry Aaron Kernoff RHA (1900-1974) Title: Study of James Joyce Signature: signed top right Medium: pastel on paper Size: 35½ x 26cm (14 x 10.2in) Framed Size: 63 x 52.5cm (24.8 x 20.7in) Provenance: De Vere's, Dublin, 29th November 2006, Lot 95; Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} Harry Aaron Kernoff was born in London in 1900 of English/Russian extraction. Having moved to Dublin, Kernoff became a leading figure in Irish modernism. Influenced by Seán Keating, Kernoff painted the Irish landscape, genre scenes, and portraits and... Read more Harry Aaron Kernoff was born in London in 1900 of English/Russian extraction. Having moved to Dublin, Kernoff became a leading figure in Irish modernism. Influenced by Seán Keating, Kernoff painted the Irish landscape, genre scenes, and portraits and is primarily remembered for his sympathetic interest in Dublin and its people as seen here in his depiction of James Joyce. He painted street scenes, as well as Dublin landmarks with sympathy and understanding. Kernoff spent the vast majority of his life unappreciated and made little or nothing from his paintings until a few years before his death, when he began to be appreciated by contemporary critics.
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