Twelve Irish Artists by Victor Waddington Publications

Collectible 1940 first edition of Twelve Irish Artists, published by Victor Waddington Publications and printed in Dublin at the Sign of the Three Candles Press.

This large-format illustrated folio is regarded as an important publication in Irish art history, featuring reproductions and an introduction by renowned art historian Professor Thomas Bodkin.

The book presents twelve prominent Irish artists of the period, each accompanied by a short biography and a reproduction of one of their notable works. Featured artists include Paul Henry, Seán Keating, Harry Kernoff, Grace Henry, Maurice MacGonigal, Leo Whelan, William Conor, J. Humbert Craig, Seán O'Sullivan, Frank McKelvey, Charles V. Lamb and Dermod O'Brien.

Among the featured artworks are:

Old People Watching A Dance by Paul Henry
The Top of the Hill by Grace Henry
A portrait of W.B. Yeats by Seán O'Sullivan
Naylor's Cove, Bray by Harry Kernoff
On the Lagan by Frank McKelvey