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, Irish, 1865-1941
Title
George William Russell (AE) (1867-1935), Artist, Author and Poet
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.