George William Russell (AE) (1867-1935), Artist, Author and Poet

Oliver Sheppard , Irish, 1865-1941

Title

Datebefore 1916

MediumMarble

Dimensions

55 x 28.5 x 32 cm

Credit LinePurchased, 1936

Object numberNGI.8092

Exhibition HistoryRoyal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 1926

Loan Exhibition of Irish Portraits by Ulster Artists, February-March 1927

Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 1932

Aonach Tailteann, 1932

AE Memorial Exhibition, Daniel Egan's Gallery, January 1936

Irish Portraits 1870-1970, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 1974

Irish Art 1900-1950, Cork ROSC, December 1975-January 1976

Label TextOliver Sheppard and AE were friends for many years before this bust was made. Both men studied at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and went on to become key figures in the Celtic Revival movement. The manner in which the portrait appears to emerge from the rugged marble conveys the Romantic nature of the sitter’s character. AE lowers his head, with a heavy brow, as if lost in thought.

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