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Artist: Letitia Marion Hamilton RHA (1875-1964) Title: Glengarriff, Bantry Bay, from Garnish Island (c.1945) Signature: signed with initials 'L M H' verso Medium: oil on board (second image verso) Size: 31 x 37cm (12.2 x 14.6in) Framed Size: 54.4 x 60.7cm (21.4 x 23.9in) Provenance: Private Collection a#morebtn { color: #de1d01; } a#morebtn:hover { cursor: pointer;} In this view of Glengarriff and the Caha mountains, seen from Garnish Island in Bantry Bay, Letitia Marion Hamilton demonstrates her skill in capturing effects of sunlight and rain, as clouds sweep across the West Cork landscape. As in many of her landscapes, a group of trees in the foreground frame... Read more Letitia Marion Hamilton Lot 15 - 'Glengarriff, Bantry Bay, from Garnish Island (c.1945)' Estimate: €3,000 - €5,000 In this view of Glengarriff and the Caha mountains, seen from Garnish Island in Bantry Bay, Letitia Marion Hamilton demonstrates her skill in capturing effects of sunlight and rain, as clouds sweep across the West Cork landscape. As in many of her landscapes, a group of trees in the foreground frames the composition. Hamilton has used palette knife as well as brush to apply colours directly to the canvas, with the result that Bantry Bay, from Glengarriff is light in tone, with bright colours and expressive handling of paint. Together with her sister Eva, Letitia Marion Hamilton spent her life painting, traveling and exhibiting. The two sisters did not marry and, with their dedication to art, went on to become known as 'The Hamwood Ladies'. After attending Alexandra College, in 1907 Hamilton enrolled at the Metropolitan School of Art, where she studied under William Orpen. She and her sister then moved to London, where Hamilton attended Chelsea Polytechnic, and also studied under Frank Brangwyn. She first exhibited at the RHA in 1909 and thereafter showed regularly at the Academy, being elected a member in 1943. In 1920, while living at Palmerstown, she was a founding member of the Society of Dublin Painters. Five years later, she exhibited at the Paris Salon. She also showed work in London; at the Goupil Gallery, the RA and the Fine Art Society. [On the reverse of this painting is view, by Letitia Hamilton, of a Moorish-style gateway, probably in Spain, with an ox-drawn cart in the foreground.] Peter Murray, March 2023