Mainie Jellett

1897–1944

Mary Harriet Jellett was an Irish painter whose Decoration (1923) was among the first abstract paintings shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin… (Wikipedia)

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Lily Pond
Gouache
20½ x 17cm (8.1 x 6.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 4, 2025 · Lot 2
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Composition
Drawing · Paper
18 x 22cm (7.1 x 8.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Mar 4, 2025 · Lot 223
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Hunting in Limerick
Drawing · Paper
15 x 25½cm (5.9 x 10in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 27, 2025 · Lot 167
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The Scholar, 1918
Drawing · Paper
30 x 22½cm (11.8 x 8.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 27, 2025 · Lot 38
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Abstract Composition
Gouache · Paper
22 x 13cm (8.7 x 5.1in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jan 27, 2025 · Lot 4
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Aran Ponies
Drawing · Paper
25½ x 19½cm (10 x 7.7in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Nov 25, 2024 · Lot 137
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No.3
Hand woven wool rug · Paper · ed. 8/10
200 x 200cm
deVeres · Nov 5, 2024 · Lot 9
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Flowing Falls
Drawing · Paper
28 x 20cm (11 x 7.9in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 169
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SET OF NINE SKETCHES
Drawing
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Whyte's · Oct 21, 2024 · Lot 121
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Abstract
Gouache
21 x 12cm
deVeres · Oct 15, 2024 · Lot 7
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About Mainie Jellett

Mary Harriet Jellett was an Irish painter whose Decoration (1923) was among the first abstract paintings shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin Painters Group Show in 1923. She was a strong promoter and defender of modern art in her country, and her artworks are present in museums in Ireland. Her work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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In museum collections

Four Element Composition, 1930
Irish Museum of Modern Art · Public domain
Decoration, 1923
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domain
A Composition
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domain
An Abstract Composition
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domain

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