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, British, 1909-1968
Title
Maurice O'Sullivan (1904-1950), Author
MediumInk and graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.2 x 19.5 cm
Signedlower right (in ink): Vincent Lines
Credit LinePurchased, 1981
Object numberNGI.7925
DescriptionMuiris Ó Súileabháin (19 February 1904 – 25 June 1950), was an Irish author famous for his Irish-language memoir of growing up on the Great Blasket Island and in Dingle, County Kerry, off the western coast of Ireland. His memoir, Fiche Blian ag Fás, was published in Irish and English in 1933.
Inscriptionlower centre (in ink): Muiris Ó Súileabháin
ProvenancePurchased, Private Collection, 1981Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions 1980-1981, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 5 August - 27 September 1981