Dermod O'Brien

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Dermod O'Brien (1865, in Mount Trenchard, Foynes, County Limerick - October 3, 1945, in Dublin) was an Irish illustrator.

[edit] Career

Contrary to his Irish comtemporaries, O'Brien did not study art in Dublin. He instead opted to travel to Paris, where he studied the paintings at the Louvre. In 1887, O'Brien would visit the galleries in Italy, before enrolling at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. During his stay at the Academy he would be a fellow student of Walter Osborne. O'Brien left Antwerp in 1891, and returned to Paris where he studied at Académie Julian. He relocated to London in 1893 and then Dublin in 1901. O'Brien was designatedd an associate of the RHA in 1906, a member in 1907, and an honorary member of the Royal Academy, London in 1912.^[1]

[edit] External Links

• Dermod O'Brien at Irish Art

[edit] References

1. ^ [1] Dermod O'Brien, Irish Art. Retrieved November 30, 2006.