Patrick Hennessy | |
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| Born | 28 August 1915 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 30 December 1980 (aged 65) London, UK |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Dundee School of Art |
| Known for | Still Life, Landscape and trompe l'oeil paintings |
| Movement | Realism |
Patrick Anthony Hennessy RHA (28 August 1915 – 30 December 1980) was an Irish realist painter. He was known for his highly finished still lifes, landscapes and trompe l'oeil paintings.[1] The hallmark of his style was his carefully observed realism and his highly finished surfaces, the result of a virtuoso painting technique.[2] He was brought up in Arbroath by his mother and step-father, his father having been killed during World War One. He attended Dundee School of Art where he met his lifelong companion, the painter Henry (Harry) Robertson Craig. Two of his paintings were accepted in 1939 at the Royal Scottish Academy for their Annual Exhibition. For the next 29 years he lived in Ireland with extended trips abroad. He was elected a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1949. The Hendriks Gallery in Dublin and the Guildhall Galleries in Chicago were the main outlets for his work. In the late 1960s he moved permanently to Tangier and then, after suffering ill health, to the Algarve. He died in London.
- ^ Theo Snoddy (1996). Dictionary of Irish Artists 20th Century. Wolfhound Press (Dublin). ISBN 0-86327-562-1.
- ^ Source:Dictionary of Irish Biography by Rebecca Minch