Roderic O'Conor
Roderic O'Conor was born in Roscommon to an affluent landowning family. He studied at Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin and at the Royal Hibernian Academy before he attended Acadmie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Antwerp. He continued his training in Paris under Carolus-Duran and exhibited a work in the Salon of 1888. In the 1890s he settled in Brittany and became associated with the Pont Aven school, heavily influenced by the impressionists. At this time he became a close friend of Paul Gauguin and was influenced by Gauguin's style, though he never subscribed to his Synthetist theories.
O'Conor's output was prolific and notably experimental, thanks to his financial security, he did not need to concern himself with commissions. In addition to his own contribution to impressionism and neo-impressionism, he was also a collector of art and helped support his fellow artists through the purchase of their works.
He exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Independants from 1890 and after moving to Paris in 1904, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and Salon des Tuileries. He was a feature of the Parisian scene and was associated with notable artists of his time, but also writers such as Clive Bell and W. Somerset Maugham.
In 1925 he took part in the trinational exhibition between France, UK and USA.
His work is in a number of important international collections including Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; Tate Collection, London; Bibliotecque Nationale de France, Paris and National Gallery, Dublin. Read More
O'Conor's output was prolific and notably experimental, thanks to his financial security, he did not need to concern himself with commissions. In addition to his own contribution to impressionism and neo-impressionism, he was also a collector of art and helped support his fellow artists through the purchase of their works.
He exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Independants from 1890 and after moving to Paris in 1904, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and Salon des Tuileries. He was a feature of the Parisian scene and was associated with notable artists of his time, but also writers such as Clive Bell and W. Somerset Maugham.
In 1925 he took part in the trinational exhibition between France, UK and USA.
His work is in a number of important international collections including Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; Tate Collection, London; Bibliotecque Nationale de France, Paris and National Gallery, Dublin. Read More
