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1920 Belfast, Ireland - 1974. Known for: Portrait, landscape, figure and genre painting.
Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974). Born in Belfast, the son of an electrician, Dan O'Neill began painting in the early 1940s during World War II. He worked night shifts for a while as an electrician, which... Read full biography
Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974). Born in Belfast, the son of an electrician, Dan O'Neill began painting in the early 1940s during World War II. He worked night shifts for a while as an electrician, which allowed him to paint during the day. Receiving a gallery contract from Dublin art dealer Victor... Read full biography
Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974). Born in Belfast, the son of an electrician, Dan O'Neill began painting in the early 1940s during World War II. He worked night shifts for a while as an electrician, which allowed him to paint during the day. Receiving a gallery contract from Dublin art dealer Victor Waddington in 1945, he began painting full-time. Having already exhibited in Dublin (1943) in a joint art exhibition with Gerard Dillon, at the Contemporary Painters Gallery, his first one man show was... Read full biography
Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974). Born in Belfast, the son of an electrician, Dan O'Neill began painting in the early 1940s during World War II. He worked night shifts for a while as an electrician, which allowed him to paint during the day. Receiving a gallery contract from Dublin art dealer Victor Waddington in 1945, he began painting full-time. Having already exhibited in Dublin (1943) in a joint art exhibition with Gerard Dillon, at the Contemporary Painters Gallery, his first one man show was staged at the Waddington Galleries in 1946 - where he sold nearly all of his pictures - and followed this with a collaborative show called 'Four Northern Painters', with Gerard Dillon, George Campbell and Neville Johnson. Over the next decade, O'Neill... Read full biography
Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974). Born in Belfast, the son of an electrician, Dan O'Neill began painting in the early 1940s during World War II. He worked night shifts for a while as an electrician, which allowed him to paint during the day. Receiving a gallery contract from Dublin art dealer Victor Waddington in 1945, he began painting full-time. Having already exhibited in Dublin (1943) in a joint art exhibition with Gerard Dillon, at the Contemporary Painters Gallery, his first one man show was staged at the Waddington Galleries in 1946 - where he sold nearly all of his pictures - and followed this with a collaborative show called 'Four Northern Painters', with Gerard Dillon, George Campbell and Neville Johnson. Over the next decade, O'Neill together with these three artist friends, exhibited abroad in group shows held in Los Angeles, New York and Boston, as w... Read full biography
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Daniel O'Neill (1920-1974)
Born in Belfast, the son of an electrician, Dan O'Neill began painting in the early 1940s during World War II. He worked night shifts for a while as an electrician, which allowed him to paint during the day. Receiving a gallery contract from Dublin art dealer Victor Waddington in 1945, he began painting full-time. Having already exhibited in Dublin (1943) in a joint art exhibition with Gerard Dillon, at the Contemporary Painters Gallery, his first one man show was staged at the Waddington Galleries in 1946 - where he sold nearly all of his pictures - and followed this with a collaborative show called 'Four Northern Painters', with Gerard Dillon, George Campbell and Neville Johnson.
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