Art History

• An investigation into the work of two Irish artists with specific reference to two works of each artist.

• Walter Osborne (1859-1903)

• Paul Henry (1876-1958)

What is involved

• Lesson 1 – Who was Walter Osborne?• Lesson 2 - Consideration of two works of

art by Walter Osborne.• Lesson 3 & 4 – Who was Paul Henry?

Consideration of two works of art by Paul Henry

• Lesson 5 – Class test based on one of the two artists.

Walter Osborne (1859-1903)• Walter Fredrick Osborne

• Born 17th June, 1859 - Rathmines, Dublin.

• His father, William Osborne, was an animal painter

• Was known as Fredrick in his early years

• Entered the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1876 to study art.

Royal Hibernian Academy

• Osborne won a silver medal in 1877

• The Albert Prize in 1880 with his "Glade in the Phoenix Park."

• Won the Taylor Scholarship in 1881 and 1882

• "Glade in the Phoenix Park.“ sold for €40,000 in 2006

Antwerp

• Osborne moved to Antwerp in 1883

• Spent two years studying under Charles Verlat at the Antwerp Academy

Exhibitions• Began exhibiting in the

Royal Hibernian Academy in 1877

• In 1883 exhibited 13 works, mostly sketches of Antwerp and Bruges

• “A Flemish Farmstead” 1884 – Exhibited in Liverpool

• Began using the name Walter instead of Fredrick in 1884

Rural England• From 1884 spent several

years living in Sussex, Berkshire and Norfolk and other parts of rural England.

• Painted rural country and village life and scenery in oil and watercolour

• “On Suffolk Sands” 1887

• His paintings were exhibited each year at the Royal Hibernian Academy

Feeding the Chickens• “Feeding the Chickens”

• Painted at North Littleton, Worcestershire, England in October 1884

• Oil on canvas

• The girls name is Bessie Osborne – no relation of Walter.

• Up for auction in 2012 estimated €500,000-€700,000 but didn’t sell

Street Life in Dublin • His reputation was

enormously enhanced when he began painting street scenes in Dublin.

• “Fish Market, Patrick Street.”

• Painted 1893

• Painting shows the everyday life of ordinary people

Portraits• During the last ten years of

his life Osborne became a noted portrait painter

• “Portrait of a Lady Sitting at a Table” 1893

• He was in such demand that he had to move to a larger studio

• Osborne died of pneumonia in 1903

Walter Osborne (1859-1903)• Walter Fredrick Osborne – one

of the most noted 19th century Irish Artists

• Osborne painted portraits, landscape, subjects and animals, and worked in oil, water-colour, pastel and pencil.

• His last painting “Tea in the Garden” was unfinished

• A dazzling fusion of naturalism and impressionism

• He was regarded as just reaching the height of his talent when he died