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Seán Keating , Irish, 1889-1977

Title

Homo Sapiens: An Allegory of Democracy

Date1929-1930

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions

115 x 95 cm

Credit LinePurchased, 2017

Object numberNGI.2017.25

ProvenancePurchased, Adam's, Dublin, Important Irish Sale, 22 November 2017, lot 76Exhibition HistoryWaddington Gallery, London, 1930

Royal Academy, London, 1932

Oldham Art Gallery, Manchester, 1932

Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, 1932

Usher Art Gallery, Lincoln, 1932

Exhibition of Irish Art, Chicago Word's Fair, 1933

Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 1934

Waddington Gallery, London, 1940 & 1941

Contemporary Irish Art, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1953

Seán Keating Retrospective Exhibition, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, 1963

Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 1966

New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011 - 2020, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 11 May - 2 August 2021