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Lot 98: John O'Connor ARHA (1830-1889) The Ghetto, Rome

Est: €5,000 EUR - €8,000 EURSold:
Adam'sDublin 2, IrelandMarch 26, 2013

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John O'Connor ARHA (1830-1889) The Ghetto, Rome Oil on canvas, 56 x 39cm (22 x 15½'') Inscribed with title verso Exhibited: The Frederick Gallery ''Summer Exhibition'' 2001, Cat. No. 5, where purchased by current owner Born in Co. Derry, O'Connor was orphaned at the age of twelve and thus made his living as a scene painter. He became very proficient at this and worked at Drury Lane, the Haymarket and Sadler's Wells. While continuing as a scene painter he took up landscape painting in both oil and watercolour and is best known for his architectural drawings. He began to exhibit at the Society of British Artists in 1854 and at the Royal Academy in 1857, contributing frequently up to 1888 with views in London, Italy, France and Spain, the results of many visits to the continent that had begun in 1855. He contributed some of his most important works to the RHA from 1875 onwards. O'Connor was one of the most popular men in his profession and a favourite with the Royal Family for whom he undertook many commissions. He died at the age of 59 from paralysis. The Architectural detail in this present work, ''The Ghetto, Rome'', is closely related to ''The Market Place, Vicenza'' (1881), which is in the Ulster Museum Collection. O'Connor's work is rarely seen on the market.

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Important Irish Art

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Adam's
March 26, 2013, 06:00 PM GMT

26 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Dublin, D02 X665, IE