Nano Reid
, Irish, 1900-1981
Title
Canal and River in AutumnDate1950
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
51.5 × 61.5 × 1 cm
Credit LinePresented, the Family of Mary Gilligan, 2015
Object numberNGI.2015.1
ProvenancePurchased from the artist in 1950 by Billy O'Sullivan (Keeper of Manuscripts, TDC); presented to Myles and Mary Gilligan on the occasion of their marriage in 1956; by descent to couple's daughter, Claire Connors, by whom presented to the NGI in 2015Exhibition HistoryVenice Biennale, 1950Nano Reid, Highlanes Municipal Art Gallery, Drogheda, 15 October 2021 - 19 February 2022
Label TextHaving trained in Dublin, Paris and London, Reid divided her time principally between Dublin and her native Co. Louth. She was inspired, as here, by the landscape of the Boyne Valley, its antiquities, and nearby medieval monastic sites. This is one of twelve works Reid contributed to the Venice Biennale in 1950. A prolific painter, she exhibited widely and was involved with such pioneering artists’ bodies as the White Stag Group and the Irish Exhibition of Living Art. Intuitive and well-versed in Modernism, she developed a distinctive style.