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The Deepwell Collection
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Jerome Connor (1876-1943)
The Boxer
Bronze, 26cm high (10¼”)
Signed
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist c.1940 by J.P. Reihill Snr Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Exhibited: Irish Art from Private Collections 1870-1930, Wexford Arts Centre, 1977, Cat. No. 9
Jerome Connor, Annascaul, April/May 1988
This is another of Connor’s so-called “little pieces of free work”, done late in his career. As a young man
Connor was very athletic and during his youth, perhaps aided by the fact that his hands were unusually
large, he achieved renown as a prize boxer, a sport in which he maintained an interest throughout his life.
Even in his mature years he kept a punch ball for practice to keep himself fit and could be called upon when
required to keep order in the Palace Bar.
€2,000 - 3,000
