Julian Campbell remembers Maria Dorothea Webb who practised her art among the vanguard in Brittany and Cornwall
A highly talented generation of continental-trained Irish artists emerged in the 1870-80s, whose work showed influences of French Naturalism and Impressionism. This included artists such as Sarah Purser, Aloysius O’Kelly, Walter Osborne, Richard Moynan and Roderic O’Conor, and many other figures.
Yet the least known among the little-known of these is Maria Dorothea Webb (1840-1920). Her name is not found in the major dictionaries and books about Irish art, her work rarely appears at auction, and there are no examples of her work in Irish public collections.
‘Culture is about sharing; Nationalism is about ownership.’ Hughie O’Donoghue encapsulates the chasm between the two concepts, in conversation with Brian McAvera
The study of fragments is second nature to Jason Ellis, writes Paula Murphy of the sculptor’s collection from last year.
As Irish Design 2015 is launched worldwide, we republish here Jennifer Goff’s assessment of the legacy of internationally acclaimed arch Modernist Eileen Gray