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