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The Deepwell Collection
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Jerome Connor (1876-1943)
Head of a Young Girl (Máire)
Bronze, 40.7cm high (16”)
Signed
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist c1942 by John
Reihill Snr , Deepwell, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Exhibited: IELA 1st Exhibition 1943 , Memorial Section to
Jerome Connor, Cat. No. 12
Irish Art from Private Collections 1870-1930, Wexford
Arts Centre, 1977, Cat. No. 8
Jerome Connor, Annascaul, April/May 1988
Stylistically this head bears a strong relationship with that
of Seán and, likewise is intended to represent a “typical” Irish
girl. A very similar head in the Anraí Ó Braonáin Collection
which was exhibited in the “Jerome Connor” retrospective at the
National Gallery of Ireland in 1993 bears the date 1940 on its
base and is a reference to the year in which it was cast.
€1,500 - 2,500
