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Richard Thomas Moynan RHA (1856-1906)
WOMAN AND YOUNG GIRL
oil on canvas
24.5 by 30.5in. (62.23 by 77.47cm)
With a copy letter from Dr. Michael Wynne of The National Gallery of Ireland to the previous owner
confirming the attribution to Moynan.
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 111, Woman and Child, 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.
€3,000-€5,000 (£2,730-£4,550 approx.)
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