Paul Henry

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Paul Henry was an Irish artist renowned for his atmospheric landscape paintings of the west of Ireland, which became iconic images of the Celtic Revival movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish artist
painter
person
activeIn 20th-century Irish art
artStyle simplified forms and flat areas of colour
tonal atmospheric effects
associatedWith Achill Island
Connemara
linked to: Connemara Gaeltacht
birthDate 1876-04-11
birthPlace Belfast
County Antrim
Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate 1958-08-24
educatedAt Académie Carmen
Académie Julian
Belfast School of Art
familyName Henry
field painting
genre landscape art
givenName Paul
influencedBy French Impressionism
linked to: Impressionism

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knownFor atmospheric landscape paintings of the west of Ireland
depictions of Connemara
iconic images used in Irish tourism posters
language English
livedIn Achill Island
Dublin
Paris
memberOf Royal Hibernian Academy
movement Celtic Revival
Irish art
name Paul Henry
nationality Irish
notableWork Dawn, Killary Harbour
Launching the Currach
The Blue Hills of Connemara
West of Ireland landscape posters for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
occupation artist
illustrator
positionHeld Governor of the National Gallery of Ireland
sexOrGender male
spouse Grace Henry
studiedUnder James McNeill Whistler

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Celtic Revival hasKeyFigure Paul Henry
Paul Henry name Paul Henry