Aloysius O'Kelly
Aloysius O'Kelly | |
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École des Beaux-Arts, Paris | |
Known for | Painter, sculptor |
Movement | Orientalist |
Aloysius O'Kelly (3 July 1853 in Dublin – 12 January 1936) was an Irish painter.
Early life
Aloysius was born to John and Bridget O'Kelly in Peterson's Lane (now Lombard Street East), Dublin 3 July 1853. He was the youngest of four boys and one girl. The O'Kelly family along with Aloysius' cousins, the Lawlors, made up a network of artists and political activists in 19th-century Irish cultural history. His grandparents on his father's side were natives of
In 1861, John's father died and Bridget, whose brother, John Lawlor (1820-1901) was already an established sculptor in London. moved her family there. Lawlor became a father figure to her children, especially her sons. Lawlor took on the boys, including Aloysius, as apprentices in his studio.[2]
Career
O'Kelly traveled to Paris in order to enroll at the
From Gérôme, O'Kelly developed an interest in Oriental scenes. He traveled to Brittany in 1876, painting its aesthetic coastlines, fishing ports and villages.
In October 1881,
Aloysius inevitably became embroiled in the murky and often secretive life of his brother. He began to paint and sketch political activists including members of the Land League.
O'Kelly lived in Concarneau, Connemara and eventually the United States, painting rural scenes in the prior and city life in New York City.[5] He knew Mark Twain, and painted a depiction of Huckleberry Finn, which the author inspected and commented on.[citation needed]
He died on 12 January 1936 in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Work
Selected works
- Kitchen, West of Ireland, 1870s
- A Load of Turf, Connemarre, 1870s
- Opening of the New Irish Land Court in Connaught, 1881
- The State of Ireland- Tilling the Farm of an Imprisoned Land Leaguer, 1881
- An Eviction in the West of Ireland, 1881
- The Irish Land League: Recreation time in the Kilmainham Prison, 1881
- Distress in Ireland: Waiting for Relief Outside the Priest's House in Kilronan, 1886
- Edmund O'Donovan as an Oriental, date unknown
See also
References
- ^ O'Sullivan, N., Aloysius O'Kelly: Art, Nation, Empire, Field Day Publications, 2010, p. 2
- ^ O'Sullivan, N., Aloysius O'Kelly: Art, Nation, Empire, Field Day Publications, 2010, pp 6-8
- ^ O'Sullivan, N., Aloysius O'Kelly: Art, Nation, Empire, 2010, pp 17-22
- ISBN 9781851096145
- ^ [1] Aloysius O'Kelly. Milmo-Penny Fine Art. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
External links
- Aloysius O'Kelly at Irish Art
- "Aloysius O'Kelly and his bigamous brother, James"
- Aloysius O'Kelly: Art, Nation, Empire, by Niamh O'Sullivan (Field Day, Dublin, 2010)
- O'Kelly, Aloysius, 1853-1936