Joseph Malachy Kavanagh RHA (1856-1918)
On the Banks of the Laita, Finistiere
Oil on canvas, 70 x 47cm (27½ x 18½'')
Signed with monogram and inscribed with title verso

Exhibited: "Spring...

Joseph Malachy Kavanagh RHA (1856-1918)
On the Banks of the Laita, Finistiere
Oil on canvas, 70 x 47cm (27½ x 18½'')
Signed with monogram and inscribed with title verso

Exhibited: "Spring Exhibition", The Frederick Gallery, 2001, where purchased by present owner.

Joseph Malcahy Kavanagh's work is closely associated with that of his friends and fellow students Walter Osborne and Nathaniel Hill. They studied together in Dublin and in Antwerp after which they moved together to paint in Brittany.

Kavanagh was exhibiting work of Pont Aven, Finistere by 1884. This would be a typical view of Breton Faggot collectors.

As Keeper of the RHA, Kavanagh lived and worked at the academy and much of his work was lost at Easter 1916 when the building was burnt down as a result of British shelling.

 

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