John Kindness, Irish, b.1951
Printmaker:
Colin Gale, Irish
Title: Crucifixion Menu (after William Orpen)
Date: 2008
Medium: Etched photogravure on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 65 x 50 cm
Plate: 50.5 x 40.5 cm
Signed: lower right (under the image, in graphite): John Kindness
Credit Line: Commissioned, National Gallery of Ireland, 2008
Object Number: NGI.2008.9
DescriptionThis print is part of the series of 29 prints created for the exhibition 'Revelation' by members of Graphic Studio Dublin and invited artists. The exhibition was shown in the Print Gallery, 9 April - 28 September 2008, and it was lent as a touring show to a number of venues around Ireland and to Reykjavik, Iceland during 2009 and 2010. The artists were encouraged to look at works in the Gallery's collection for inspiration. Kindness's print was inspired by a sketch by William Orpen: NGI 7830.133.
ProvenanceCommissioned, National Gallery of Ireland, 2008
Exhibition HistoryRevelation, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 2008; Hunt Museum, Limerick; Pearse Museum, Ratharnham; Kopavogur Art Museum, Kopavogur, Iceland; Strule Arts Centre, County Tyrone, 2009-2010