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Patricia Hurl, b.1943

Act of Union (Once Upon a Time), 1986

Act of Union (Once Upon a Time) is a 1986 work by Patricia Hurl. It is part of the IMMA Permanent Collection.

MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions Unframed, 152 x 182 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Donation, the artist, 2021
Item NumberIMMA.4337
Copyright © the artist
Photography: Ros Kavanagh
For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Patricia Hurl, Act of Union (Once Upon a Time), 1986, Oil on canvas, Unframed, 152 x 182 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Donation, the artist, 2021

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    Patricia Hurl, b.1943

    Irish artist Patricia Hurl studied at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, and Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design. Hurl was a lecturer in Fine Art Painting at the Dublin Institute of Technology and was a member of Temple Bar Galleries and Studios. Together with artist Therry Rudin, she established the Damer House Gallery in Co Tipperary in 2012. A major retrospective of her work took place in IMMA in 2023. She received the Pollock Krasner Award in 2023.

     

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    Artworks by Patricia Hurl

    Sketchbook

    Sketchbook Patricia Hurl undated

    Flight

    Flight Patricia Hurl 1989

    Jingle Bells

    Jingle Bells Patricia Hurl 1988

    Study for The Kerry Babies Trial

    Study for The Kerry Babies Trial Patricia Hurl 1987

    Study for Jingle Bells 2 Patricia Hurl 1987

    The Company Wife

    The Company Wife Patricia Hurl 1986

    Ministry of Fear

    Ministry of Fear Patricia Hurl 1986

    Irish Gothic (Living Room)

    Irish Gothic (Living Room) Patricia Hurl 1984

    Poems of Seamus Heaney/Tribute to my father

    Poems of Seamus Heaney/Tribute to my father Patricia Hurl 1983

    Suburban Idyll Patricia Hurl 1982

    Collage x 3 sketches ‘Company Wife’; x 1 sketch ‘Self-portrait’; x 3 paintings ‘Self-portrait with Flowers’ Patricia Hurl 1982-1983

    Nurses singing carols – study for ‘Jingle Bells’ Patricia Hurl 1980