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Roderic O'Conor , Irish, 1860-1940

Title

Bretonne

Datec.1903-1904

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions

54.5 x 45.6 cm

Credit LineHeritage Gift, Glen Dimplex, 2005

Object numberNGI.4751

ProvenanceVente O'Conor, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 7 February 1956; Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London; purchased by Francis D. Murnaghan Jn., 1972; Sotheby's, London, 13 May 2005, lot 54; purchased by Glen Dimplex; Heritage Gift, Glen Dimplex, 2005 Exhibition HistoryRoderic O'Conor 1860-1940, Pont-Aven, 1984

The Irish Impressionists: Irish Artists in France and Belgium 1850-1914, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 1984

Taking Stock: Acquisitions 2000-2010, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 13 March 2010 - 25 July 2010

Von Poussin bis Monet. Die Farben Frankreichs, The Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, 22 March - 6 September 2015; Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, 10 October 2015 - 17 January 2016

Label TextO’Conor painted many studies of young Breton women, often engaged in quiet activity or reverie. Like many of his fellow artist-visitors, he recorded the locals’ distinctive costume, but in his case as much for its pictorial qualities as for its distinctiveness or cultural significance. O’Conor’s associates in Brittany included Gauguin and Serusier, and his technique and use of colour became increasingly vibrant and expressive. He painted Bretonne during his last season in Brittany (1903-04), when he was working from a studio on the third floor of the celebrated Hôtel des Voyageurs.