Michael Kane
, Irish, b.1935
Title
Head XV – Homage to P.K., Portrait of the Poet Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967)Date1987
MediumGouache on paper.
Credit LinePresented, in memory of Bríd O'Siadhail, 2015
Object numberNGI.2015.27
DescriptionThis portrait is typical of Michael Kane's bold, expressive painting style of the late 1980s. This image of Patrick Kavanagh (1906-1967) is part of a series he created as an homage to the poet which Dorothy Walker in 'Modern Irish Art' (1997) ranked among his best work.ProvenancePurchased by Bríd O'Siadhail from the artist through the Rubicon Gallery, late 1980s/early 1990s