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32 Dáirine Vanston (1903-1988)Race Course, Naas
Oil on canvas, 58.5 x 81cm (23 x 31¾”)
Signed and dated (19)‘65
Original inscribed artist’s label verso
Exhibited:
IELA
1965 Cat. No. 87.
Irish Woman Artists 1870-1970
, Adam’s Dublin;
The Ava Gallery, Clandeboye, July/August 2014, Cat. No. 103
Dáirine Vanston studied at Goldsmith’s College in London before moving to Paris where
she studied under Roger Bissiere at the Academie Ranson where she met and married
a young Costa Rican named Padilla. She moved with him to his native country but she
later found out he was an enthusiastic Fascist who took her to meet his idol Mussolini
with whom she danced. Unsurprisingly the marriage did not last and she returned to
Paris to study with André Lhote in the 1930’s. In Paris she met the Polish-Jewish painter
Jankel Adler with whom she went to live in the South of France before the war.They both
escaped, Adler to Britain and Vanston to Dublin. During the war years Vanston became
involved with the White Stag Group and exhibited regularly with the IELA from their
first exhibition in 1943. Not having a gallery, she relied on Group exhibitions as an outlet
for her work. She was one of the founding members of Independent Artists group and
also a member of the Graphic Studio. For futher information see “
A Quiet Storm - the Art
of Dáirine Vanston
” by Brian Fallon, Irish Arts Review Vol 23 No.4.
€800 - €1,200