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Richard Thomas Moynan RHA
(1856-1906)
BRIDGET WITH A MUFF
oil on canvas
24 by 14in. (60.96 by 35.56cm)
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist’s family by the
previous owner;
Thence by descent
Richard Thomas Moynan (1856 -1906) was born in
Dublin. Moynan originally set out to study medicine,
but opted for a career in the arts shortly before his
final examinations. He enrolled at the Dublin
Metropolitan School of Art in 1879 and found quick
success by winning both the Taylor and Cowper
prizes. In 1883 Moynan attended Academie Royale
des Beaux Arts in Antwerp along with Roderic
O’Conor and Henry Allen. He studied there until
moving to Paris in 1885 to study at Academie Julien .
By the late 1880s Moynan had returned to his native
Dublin to exhibit his paintings, and was elected to
the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1890.
This painting and lot 7, Bridget With A Book And Toys,
are typical of his 1890s genre works, which often
included his daughter Bridget as a model. It was
around this time that Moynan produced some of his
masterpieces including Military Manoeuveres and
Tug of War.
€
4,000-
€
6,000 (£3,200-£4,800 approx)