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James McKenna, 1933–2000

Nude Young Girl Standing, 1965

‘Nude Young Girl Standing’, 1965 is from McKenna’s earlier period. Made while the artist was in Florence and carved from a single piece of pear-wood, this still, solitary and elongated figure is rendered in a style much in contrast to his later work involving figures constructed from multiple pieces of wood and often suggesting a monumental presence or implied movement.

MediumWood
Dimensions Unframed, 94.3 x 17.2 x 8.8 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992
Item NumberIMMA.293 GL
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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James McKenna, Nude Young Girl Standing, 1965, Wood, Unframed, 94.3 x 17.2 x 8.8 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992

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

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    James McKenna, 1933–2000

    Irish artist and writer James McKenna studied at the National College of Art and Design. The work of the Italian Renaissance masters influenced McKenna throughout his career. Political events, often married with Celtic mythology, also informed his work. He was a founding member of the Independent Artists Group and the Sculptors’ Society of Ireland and exhibited with the Irish Exhibitions of Living Art. A major retrospective of his work was held at IMMA in 2007.

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    Artworks by James McKenna

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the G.P.O.

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the G.P.O. James McKenna 1990

    Ferdia for nÁth / Ferdia at the Ford

    Ferdia for nÁth / Ferdia at the Ford James McKenna 1989

    The Royal Hospital Where William’s Soldiers Recuperated After Aughrim in 1692

    The Royal Hospital Where William’s Soldiers Recuperated After Aughrim in 1692 James McKenna 1969

    Aisling, Scariff

    Aisling, Scariff James McKenna 1964