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George Pennefather (1905-1967)
Rose Study II
Watercolour, 23 x 28cm (9 x 11”)
Signed and dated 1954
George Pennefather, landscape artist, was a native of Co. Cork.Throughout
his life, he travelled the world with his artist wife Helen in a well equipped
and comfortable caravan. Helen, who was also a cousin, frequently exhib-
ited with him and they both had work on display at the RHA from 1940.
Kilkenny became a focal point of Pennefather’s career when he founded
The Kilkenny Art Gallery Society in 1943 now known as the Butler Gal-
lery in Kilkenny Castle.
€600 - 800
100 Ruth Brandt (1936-1989)
Still Life with Nasturtiums
Watercolour, 31 x 24cm (12.2 x 9.4”)
Signed and dated 1978
€600 - 1,000