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88 ROBERT BURKE (1909-1991) ‘The Coulin’Oil on canvas, 64 x 77cm (25¼ x 30¼’’)
Title inscribed on original artists label verso.
Robert Burke was born in Dundee in Scotland where he attended the college of art . He moved to Ireland in 1936 when
he took over the role of headmaster at the Waterford School of Art, a post he held till his retirement in 1974. He was on
the organising committee of The Waterford Art Exhibitions from 1937 where he exhibited and was later to become it’s
chairman. He also exhibited with the RA, RSA, RHA, Dublin Painters,
WSI and the Paris Salon.
‘
The Coulin’
is one of the most beautiful and popular traditional Irish airs whose exact origin has been open to debate over
a long period of time.
€ 800 - 1,200