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Patrick Hennessy RHA (1915-1980)
Road to the Beach
Oil on canvas 64 x 89cm (25 x 35”)
Signed
Provenance: With the Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, original label verso
€3,000 - 5,000
Cork artist Patrick Hennessy’s painting skills were recognised early in his career, win-
ning a scholarship to study at Dundee College in Scotland in the mid 1930s, and a
further one which enabled him to travel to Paris and Rome. During his time at Dundee
he met Henry Robertson Craig and both were taught by James McIntosh Patrick RSA.
Hennessy travelled widely throughout Europe and to Morocco, but returned to Ireland
in 1939, dividing his time between Cork and Dublin, where he joined the Society of
Dublin Painters and exhibited regularly at David Hendriks Gallery. From 1941 he ex-
hibited frequently at the RHA and he was elected a member of the Academy in 1949.
His style has been associated with Surrealism while his subjects range from still life and
interiors to landscapes and portraits.
His works can be found in major public collections such as the National Gallery of
Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane, Ulster
Museum and Crawford Gallery.