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The Deepwell Collection
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Aloysius O’Kelly (1853-1936)
Boats at Concarneau
Oil on board, 24 x 33cm (9½ x 13”)
Signed
Provenance: John P. Reihill, Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Aloysius O’Kelly first arrived in Brittany in the mid 1870s as the region and particularly the coastal areas around Pont Aven
and Concarneau became increasingly popular with artists from around the globe. O’Kelly regularly spent the summer in the
area but also appears to have spent extended periods of time there in 1877 and 1878. It is difficult to date these Concarneau
paintings and it is quite
possible that the present work comes from the early years of the 20th Century when O’Kelly is known
to have worked in this port town. Concarneau was a vibrant fishing port with an extensive sardine fishing fleet and a significant
fish processing and canning industry.
€3,000 - 5,000
