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Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour
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Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour

1900 - 1920
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Michael Healy Original Watercolour 'Dubliners' from Dawson Gallery Dublin. This important painting of Irish life in the dying days of English rule in the Republic of Ireland. Michael Healy was an important artist of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was particularly famous for his stained glass work and books have been published on the subject. In his spare time he wandered the streets of Dublin in the early 1900s, sketching the working people and characters of the streets. This painting of the Rag and Bone Man or Scrap Dealer, dates from this early period at a time of the rise of Irish Republicanism. Crippling poverty and discrimination, helped give rise to Republican Movement at this time. The real street life of Dublin was captured by Michael Healy in sketches like this one.

Michael never painted this to sell, rather they were made for his enjoyment and provide an historical account of an Ireland undergoing massive change. After his death in 1941, these paintings recovered from his studio in Dublin, were sold by the 'Dawson Gallery'

Approx dimensions including frame 12.5 inches x 16.5 inches

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
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Mark Davis Antiques has dated this Irish Watercolour Figure Study to the 1920s.

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SA1217003
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Michael Healy Original Watercolour 'Dubliners' from Dawson Gallery Dublin. This important painting of Irish life in the dying days of English rule in the Republic of Ireland. Michael Healy was an important artist of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was particularly famous for his stained glass work and books have been published on the subject.
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In his spare time he wandered the streets of Dublin in the early 1900s, sketching the working people and characters of the streets.
Mark Davis Antiques

This painting of the Rag and Bone Man or Scrap Dealer, dates from this early period at a time of the rise of Irish Republicanism. Crippling poverty and discrimination, helped give rise to Republican Movement at this time. The real street life of Dublin was captured by Michael Healy in sketches like this one.

fig 1. An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface.
fig 1. Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour

Michael never painted this to sell, rather they were made for his enjoyment and provide an historical account of an Ireland undergoing massive change. After his death in 1941, these paintings recovered from his studio in Dublin, were sold by the 'Dawson Gallery'

Approx dimensions including frame 12.5 inches x 16.5 inches

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Davis Antiques has dated this Irish Watercolour Figure Study to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1217003
Mark Davis Antiques
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Archive I An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface.

Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour

Archive II An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface. View II
Archive III An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface. View III
Archive IV An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface. View IV
Archive V An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface. View V
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An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface.
Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour
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An original watercolour and ink figure study on paper depicting a man in a blue cap seen from behind leaning over a surface.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • Style20th Century Irish School
  • MaterialPaper, Watercolour, Ink
  • ColourGrey, Blue, Cream
  • MotifsInk outlines, Loose brushwork, Gestural figure, Watercolour wash
  • SizeH 42 cm (17 in) x W 32 cm (13 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

This original twentieth-century Irish School watercolour painting on paper depicts a gestural figure of a man seen from behind. Rendered in watercolour and ink, the artwork showcases loose brushwork and bold ink outlines, with a blue cap on the figure's head, grey washes throughout the body, and a neutral cream background. The composition captures a street scene from the artist's observations in Dublin during the early period of the 1900s, reflecting historical life under English rule. The work measures 42 cm high by 32 cm wide and 1 cm deep. Suitable for a gentleman's library, this piece hangs effectively on a narrow wall space to add historic character and artistic depth to an interior scheme.

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Early 20th-century Irish figure studies often capture scenes of everyday life, urban characters, and working people using spontaneous brushwork, muted palettes, and expressive ink contours on paper.

Artists traditionally executed these works using graphite or ink for the preliminary outline, combined with wet watercolour or bodycolour washes applied to woven or laid rag paper.

Authenticity is evaluated by examining paper age, watermark evidence, technique consistency, artist monograms or signatures, and provenance documentation from recognized galleries or auction houses.

Display the framed piece within a gallery wall alongside contemporary photographs, or hang it individually in a thin dark wood frame with an oversized mat to create a focal point.

Frame the artwork using acid-free mounting materials and UV-filtering glass, and position it away from direct sunlight, radiator heat sources, and areas of variable humidity.
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