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1932 Dublin, Ireland - 1986 Dublin, Ireland. Known for: Portrait, still life, landscape and bird painting.
Edward McGuire RHA (1932-1986). The Irish portraitist, still-life artist and bird painter Edward McGuire was born in Dublin. He studied painting, drawing and the history of art at the Academy of Fine... Read full biography
Edward McGuire RHA (1932-1986). The Irish portraitist, still-life artist and bird painter Edward McGuire was born in Dublin. He studied painting, drawing and the history of art at the Academy of Fine Art in Rome*, and at the Slade School of Fine Art*, London. He spent the years 1951-2 traveling in... Read full biography
Edward McGuire RHA (1932-1986). The Irish portraitist, still-life artist and bird painter Edward McGuire was born in Dublin. He studied painting, drawing and the history of art at the Academy of Fine Art in Rome*, and at the Slade School of Fine Art*, London. He spent the years 1951-2 traveling in France and Italy and lived on the Aran Islands off County Galway from 1955-56. From then until his death in 1986 he resided in Dublin. Edward McGuire was a prolific portrait artist. He first exhibited... Read full biography
Edward McGuire RHA (1932-1986). The Irish portraitist, still-life artist and bird painter Edward McGuire was born in Dublin. He studied painting, drawing and the history of art at the Academy of Fine Art in Rome*, and at the Slade School of Fine Art*, London. He spent the years 1951-2 traveling in France and Italy and lived on the Aran Islands off County Galway from 1955-56. From then until his death in 1986 he resided in Dublin. Edward McGuire was a prolific portrait artist. He first exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy* (RHA) in 1962 and became an academician in 1978. His subjects included: Séamus Heaney (1974), Sean O'Faoilain (1978), Ulick O'Connor (1978), James White (1981) and Liam Cosgrave (1982). Edward McGuire's paintings were... Read full biography
Edward McGuire RHA (1932-1986). The Irish portraitist, still-life artist and bird painter Edward McGuire was born in Dublin. He studied painting, drawing and the history of art at the Academy of Fine Art in Rome*, and at the Slade School of Fine Art*, London. He spent the years 1951-2 traveling in France and Italy and lived on the Aran Islands off County Galway from 1955-56. From then until his death in 1986 he resided in Dublin. Edward McGuire was a prolific portrait artist. He first exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy* (RHA) in 1962 and became an academician in 1978. His subjects included: Séamus Heaney (1974), Sean O'Faoilain (1978), Ulick O'Connor (1978), James White (1981) and Liam Cosgrave (1982). Edward McGuire's paintings were widely exhibited during his lifetime. He had solo shows at the Dawson Gallery, Dublin (A Recent Pain... Read full biography
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Edward McGuire RHA (1932-1986)
The Irish portraitist, still-life artist and bird painter Edward McGuire was born in Dublin. He studied painting, drawing and the history of art at the Academy of Fine Art in Rome*, and at the Slade School of Fine Art*, London. He spent the years 1951-2 traveling in France and Italy and lived on the Aran Islands off County Galway from 1955-56. From then until his death in 1986 he resided in Dublin.
Edward McGuire was a prolific portrait artist. He first exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy* (RHA) in 1962 and became an academician in 1978. His subjects included: Séamus Heaney (1974), Sean O'Faoilain (1978), Ulick O'Connor (1978), James White (1981) and Liam Cosgrave (19...But wait, there's more...
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