Art Appreciation
Paul Henry was an Irish painter who was widely regarded as one of the most important Irish landscape artists of the early 20th Century. Born in Belfast on April 11, 1876, Henry spent his youth in County Down in Northern Ireland.
At the age of 6, Henry began drawing regularly, while studying at Methodist College in Belfast. At the age of 15, he moved to the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He studied art at Belfast School of Art, then the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin before going to Paris in 1898 to study at the Académie Julian and at Whistler's Académie Carmen, where he was influenced by the French Impressionist movement.
While in Paris, he met artist Grace Mitchell. They would marry in 1903 and return to Ireland in 1910. After living on Achill Island for about nine years, they moved to Dublin. There he became one of the founders of the Society of Dublin Painters. A few years later, he separated from his wife and married his second wife, artist Mabel Young.
Henry's paintings were heavily influenced by the landscapes of Ireland. His style was characterized by a bold use of color and a distinctive use of light. The use of color was affected by his red-green color blindness.
Henry's paintings were highly regarded during his lifetime, and he exhibited regularly in Ireland and the UK. He was also awarded a number of prestigious prizes, including the Gold Medal at the Paris Salon in 1931.
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Wikipedia
https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-henry/the-potato-digger-1915
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