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Born 1947 County Antrim, Ireland. Known for: Realist city view painting, watercolors, etching, drawing.
Hector McDonnell (b.1947). The Irish contemporary realist painter, watercolourist, etcher* and draughtsman* Hector McDonnell was born and brought up in County Antrim, the youngest son of the unusual... Read full biography
Hector McDonnell (b.1947). The Irish contemporary realist painter, watercolourist, etcher* and draughtsman* Hector McDonnell was born and brought up in County Antrim, the youngest son of the unusual Earl and Countess of Antrim. His mother was a dedicated sculptress and cartoonist. In 1964, Hector... Read full biography
Hector McDonnell (b.1947). The Irish contemporary realist painter, watercolourist, etcher* and draughtsman* Hector McDonnell was born and brought up in County Antrim, the youngest son of the unusual Earl and Countess of Antrim. His mother was a dedicated sculptress and cartoonist. In 1964, Hector McDonnell traveled to Munich and then Vienna to study drawing, painting and sculpture, studying for a spell under Hans Wotruba, the famous Viennese Secessionist* sculptor. McDonnell then studied... Read full biography
Hector McDonnell (b.1947). The Irish contemporary realist painter, watercolourist, etcher* and draughtsman* Hector McDonnell was born and brought up in County Antrim, the youngest son of the unusual Earl and Countess of Antrim. His mother was a dedicated sculptress and cartoonist. In 1964, Hector McDonnell traveled to Munich and then Vienna to study drawing, painting and sculpture, studying for a spell under Hans Wotruba, the famous Viennese Secessionist* sculptor. McDonnell then studied history at Oxford University, studying life figure drawing on the side. After graduating McDonnell decided to become a full time artist. He married, set up in a small studio in South London and started painting. Within two years, during which time he... Read full biography
Hector McDonnell (b.1947). The Irish contemporary realist painter, watercolourist, etcher* and draughtsman* Hector McDonnell was born and brought up in County Antrim, the youngest son of the unusual Earl and Countess of Antrim. His mother was a dedicated sculptress and cartoonist. In 1964, Hector McDonnell traveled to Munich and then Vienna to study drawing, painting and sculpture, studying for a spell under Hans Wotruba, the famous Viennese Secessionist* sculptor. McDonnell then studied history at Oxford University, studying life figure drawing on the side. After graduating McDonnell decided to become a full time artist. He married, set up in a small studio in South London and started painting. Within two years, during which time he survived by selling his pictures privately, he was given a solo exhibition at the Hamet Gallery, London. After t... Read full biography
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Hector McDonnell (b.1947)
The Irish contemporary realist painter, watercolourist, etcher* and draughtsman* Hector McDonnell was born and brought up in County Antrim, the youngest son of the unusual Earl and Countess of Antrim. His mother was a dedicated sculptress and cartoonist. In 1964, Hector McDonnell traveled to Munich and then Vienna to study drawing, painting and sculpture, studying for a spell under Hans Wotruba, the famous Viennese Secessionist* sculptor. McDonnell then studied history at Oxford University, studying life figure drawing on the side.
After graduating McDonnell decided to become a full time artist. He married, set up in a small studio in South London and started painting.
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