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82. Harriet Kirkwood (1880-1953)
The Harbour Howth
Oil on canvas, 46 x 55.5cm
Provenance:The artist’s family
Harriet Kirkwood initially studied at the Metropolitan School of
Art in 1908/9 session returning again ten years later . John Butler
Yeats had encouraged her to study abroad which she did including
studying with André Lhote in the 1930’s. She was friendly with, and
much influenced by, fellow artists Mainie Jellett, Evie Hone and Norah
Mc Guinness. She was a great supporter of other artists regularly
supporting them through the purchase of their work. She was greatly
involved in the Dublin Painters Society serving first as Secretary and
later as President from 1936 - 1948
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Fig. 36. Harriet Kirkwood
