Patrick Hennessy

Patrick Hennessy

Irish · 1915–1980 · Painter

Patrick Anthony Hennessy RHA was an Irish realist painter. He was known for his highly finished still lifes, landscapes and trompe l'oeil paintings. The hallmark of his style… (Wikipedia)

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  1. THE LEGEND AND THE SEAWhyte's · €32,000≈ $45,917≈ £25,468Sign up to see
  2. CONNEMARA PONIESWhyte's · €29,000≈ $34,200≈ £19,844Sign up to see
  3. THE BROKEN JUGWhyte's · €19,000≈ $29,693≈ £14,909Sign up to see

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  1. BUTTERFLY BOY, c.1978
    signed lower right; studio label on reverse
    38 by 64cm., 15 by 25in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 31
    €7,800≈ $9,692≈ £5,416HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  2. BIRDS IN EMPTY CITY
    signed lower left; original exhibition label on reverse
    64 by 76cm., 25 by 30in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 32
    €9,500≈ $11,804≈ £6,597HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  3. CONNEMARA PONIES
    Oil · Canvas
    102 by 127cm., 40 by 50in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 134
    €29,000≈ $34,200≈ £19,844HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  4. DIALOGUE OF THE ANGELS or A DIALOGUE OF ANGELS
    Oil · Canvas
    122 by 85cm., 48 by 33.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 120
    €10,000≈ $12,154≈ £6,734HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  5. EBBTIDE
    Oil · Canvas
    41 by 64cm., 16 by 25in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 121
    €14,000≈ $17,016≈ £9,427HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  6. THE CONCH SHELL
    Oil · Board
    36 by 22cm., 14 by 8.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 390
    €3,200≈ $3,913≈ £2,168HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  7. VIEW OF A COUNTRY HOUSE WITH TERRACE GARDEN AND STEPS
    Watercolor
    43 by 23cm., 17 by 9in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 99
    €1,600≈ $2,127≈ £1,115HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  8. SUMMER BOUQUET AND CONCH SHELL
    Oil · Canvas
    61 by 51cm., 24 by 20in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 147
    €6,600≈ $8,102≈ £4,510HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  9. SELF PORTRAIT, circa 1938
    Oil · Board
    46 by 37cm., 18.2 by 14.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 155
    €3,000≈ $3,857≈ £2,024HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗
  10. ABANDONED HOUSES SEEN THROUGH AN ARCHWAY
    Oil · Canvas
    43 by 29cm., 17 by 11.5in.
    Whyte's · · Lot 43
    €3,400≈ $4,372≈ £2,294HammerSign up free to seeView at Whyte's ↗

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About Patrick Hennessy

Patrick Anthony Hennessy RHA was an Irish realist painter. He was known for his highly finished still lifes, landscapes and trompe l'oeil paintings. The hallmark of his style was his carefully observed realism and his highly finished surfaces, the result of a virtuoso painting technique. He was brought up in Arbroath by his mother and step-father, his father having been killed during World War One. He attended Dundee School of Art where he met his lifelong companion, the painter Henry (Harry) Robertson Craig. Two of his paintings were accepted in 1939 at the Royal Scottish Academy for their Annual Exhibition. For the next 29 years he lived in Ireland with extended trips abroad. He was elected a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1949. The Hendriks Gallery in Dublin and the Guildhall Galleries in Chicago were the main outlets for his work. In the late 1960s he moved permanently to Tangier and then, after suffering ill health, to the Algarve. He died in London.

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