Hubert McGoldrick
, Irish, 1897-1967
Title
A Punch and Judy ShowDate1923
MediumInk and watercolour on board
Dimensions
6.6 x 4.4 cm
Signedlower left: H.V. McG.; lower right: 1923
Credit LinePresented, Mr P. Pollen, 1966
Object numberNGI.18415
DescriptionAn Túr Gloine occasionally created secular panels on a domestic scale for private collectors.
Notable patrons include C.P. Curran – a close
friend to James Joyce – who owned at least two
panels by Michael Healy, and Mr Eu Tong Sen,
a Chinese millionaire who commissioned a
number of allegorical and mythological windows
from the studio. In this charmingly diminutive
scene, McGoldrick depicts an animated crowd
watching a traditional puppet show. It was likely
a speculative design that was never executed by
the artist.