Mark Davis Antiques has dated this Irish Watercolour Figure Study to the 1920s.
This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.
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.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
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Irish Painting Michael Healy Original Watercolour
