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1867 County Armagh, Ireland - 1935 Bournemouth, Ireland. Known for: Landscape, portrait, figures and mural painting.
The Irish landscape artist, portraitist and mural painter George Russell, known by his pseudonym AE, was born in County Armagh in 1867. As well as a painter, Russell was a poet, playwright,... Read full biography
The Irish landscape artist, portraitist and mural painter George Russell, known by his pseudonym AE, was born in County Armagh in 1867. As well as a painter, Russell was a poet, playwright, journalist, editor, critic, mystic and evangelist for the co-operative movement. Brought up in Dublin, he... Read full biography
The Irish landscape artist, portraitist and mural painter George Russell, known by his pseudonym AE, was born in County Armagh in 1867. As well as a painter, Russell was a poet, playwright, journalist, editor, critic, mystic and evangelist for the co-operative movement. Brought up in Dublin, he studied drawing and painting at evening classes in the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art*. After this he attended evening classes at the Royal Hibernian Academy*. A fellow student was WB Yeats. In... Read full biography
The Irish landscape artist, portraitist and mural painter George Russell, known by his pseudonym AE, was born in County Armagh in 1867. As well as a painter, Russell was a poet, playwright, journalist, editor, critic, mystic and evangelist for the co-operative movement. Brought up in Dublin, he studied drawing and painting at evening classes in the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art*. After this he attended evening classes at the Royal Hibernian Academy*. A fellow student was WB Yeats. In 1888-9, Russell won the RHA prize for the best figure painting from the living model. In 1890, AE Russell began work as an accounts clerk. In his spare time (encouraged by WB Yeats) he wrote poetry, studied theosophy and painted murals. In 1897, Russell... Read full biography
The Irish landscape artist, portraitist and mural painter George Russell, known by his pseudonym AE, was born in County Armagh in 1867. As well as a painter, Russell was a poet, playwright, journalist, editor, critic, mystic and evangelist for the co-operative movement. Brought up in Dublin, he studied drawing and painting at evening classes in the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art*. After this he attended evening classes at the Royal Hibernian Academy*. A fellow student was WB Yeats. In 1888-9, Russell won the RHA prize for the best figure painting from the living model. In 1890, AE Russell began work as an accounts clerk. In his spare time (encouraged by WB Yeats) he wrote poetry, studied theosophy and painted murals. In 1897, Russell joined the Irish Agricultural Organization Society (IAOS), an agricultural co-operative movement begun by Horace Plunkett. Plunkett ne... Read full biography
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The Irish landscape artist, portraitist and mural painter George Russell, known by his pseudonym AE, was born in County Armagh in 1867. As well as a painter, Russell was a poet, playwright, journalist, editor, critic, mystic and evangelist for the co-operative movement. Brought up in Dublin, he studied drawing and painting at evening classes in the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art*. After this he attended evening classes at the Royal Hibernian Academy*. A fellow student was WB Yeats. In 1888-9, Russell won the RHA prize for the best figure painting from the living model.
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