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Gerard Dillon, 1916–1971

Clown with Bird Canvas1960

Clown with Bird Canvas is a 1960 work by Gerard Dillon. It is part of the IMMA Permanent Collection.

MediumOil on board
Dimensions 56.5 x 31.7 cm Framed: 72.8 x 47.5 x 7 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Heritage Gift, P.J. Carroll & Co. Ltd. Art Collection, 2005
Item NumberIMMA.1844
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Gerard Dillon, Clown with Bird Canvas, 1960, Oil on board, 56.5 x 31.7 cm Framed: 72.8 x 47.5 x 7 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Heritage Gift, P.J. Carroll & Co. Ltd. Art Collection, 2005

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

About the Artist

Gerard Dillon 1916–1971

Born in Belfast, Gerard Dillon worked for a decorating firm in London from 1934 to 1939. From 1936 he began to paint and visited Connemara frequently. Dillon spent the war years in Belfast and Dublin and, from 1943, was a regular contributor and committee member of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art. He returned to London in 1945 but often returned to Connemara to paint. Dillon represented Ireland at the Guggenheim International in 1960 and the Marzotto International Rome in 1963.

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