Commissioned by the Water Colour Society of Ireland, this book is
the first to chronicle in depth the history of this distinguished
Society, established in Lismore, County Waterford in November, 1870
and recognised today as being one of the oldest and most
outstanding art societies in these islands. Members have included
such prominent participants as Sir William N.M. Orpen, R.A., R.I.,
H.R.H.A., Sarah H. Purser, R.H.A., Walter F. Osborne, R.H.A.,
Mildred A. Butler, R.W.S., H.B.A.S., Mainie Jellett, Paul Henry,
R.H.A., Evie Hone, H.R.H.A., Tom Carr, H.R.H.A., R.U.A., R.W.S.,
O.B.E and many others who succeeded in achieving recognition for
their work not only in Ireland but on the international stage. The
author sets out to trace the historical development of watercolour
painting in Ireland, the difficulties encountered by artists in
relation to exhibiting watercolours in eighteenth and nineteenth
century Ireland. Brief accounts of the establishment of the Royal
Dublin Society's Drawing Schools are included together with the
influence of the nineteenth century English watercolour tradition
in relation to Irish students, the foundation of the N.G.I , the
role of the governess and drawing master, together with the
influences which the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art exerted on
countless future members of the Society. The difficulties
encountered by women in establishing themselves as either
professional or amateur artists in nineteenth century Ireland, the
opportunities for training not only in the field of art but in
crafts such as wood-carving and lace and the availability to pursue
an art academic training abroad all form part of this book. The
vital role of Sketching Clubs and Drawing Societies which led to
the birth of the Amateur Drawing Society (later to become known as
the Water Colour Society of Ireland) are included. Founded by six
enterprising 'Lady Artists', their largely unknown biographical
information is provided here for the first time. Descriptions of
early exhibitions, the aristocratic glamour attached to openings,
conversaziones, the day to day running of the Society and the need
by many artists, particularly women to transform themselves into
professional painters form part of the early development of this
remarkable Society. The birth of the nineteenth century exhibition
watercolour and the requirement by members to market and sell their
work throughout Ireland and the U.K. is described. The author
provides concise biographies of over one hundred W.C.S.I artists
from the relatively unknown to the widely acclaimed together with
illutrations of works from both public and private collections, the
latter, due to the generosity of their owners being illustrated
here for the first time.
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