Walter Frederick Osborne
, Irish, 1859-1903
Title
The House BuildersDate1902
MediumWatercolour and gouache on paper mounted on board
Dimensions
47.7 × 59.8 cm
Signedlower left (in watercolour): Walter Osborne. 1902.
Credit LinePurchased, 1903
Object numberNGI.2536
DescriptionOsborne studied at the Royal Hibernian Academy and later in Antwerp and Brittany. This sensitive portrayal of two children at play in an intimate domestic interior displays the artist's confidence in using the watercolour medium. He skilfully captures a fleeting glimpse of childhood with a delicacy of touch. The fluid, impressionistic brushstrokes are typical of his late style.Exhibition HistoryNew English Art Club, London, Winter 1902
Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Walter Osbourne, held in the Galleries of the RHA, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Winter 1903
Irish Watercolours and Drawings, McMullen Museum of Art Boston College, Boston, 4 October 1993 – 5 December 1993