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Countess Lily McCormack (1884-c.1969)THE RIVER SHANNON AND BRIDGE AT ATHLONE, 1944oil on
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Countess Lily McCormack (1884-c.1969)
THE RIVER SHANNON AND BRIDGE AT ATHLONE, 1944
oil on canvas
signed and dated lower left; with typed label on reverse reads Painted by Lily McCormack. A present for John. The River Shannon and Bridge at Athlone"
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13.5 by 19in., 33.75 by 47.5cm.
Lily McCormack (née Foley) married the famous Irish tenor, Count John McCormack in 1906. Born in Athlone in 1884, McCormack`s hometown is seen here from the far side of the Shannon looking over towards the twin towers of St. Peter`s and St. Paul`s church. By 1944, when the present work was executed, the artist`s husband had retired, giving his last public performance in support of the war effort the previous year. He died in Dublin in 1945 and 1949 Lily McCormack published a biography on her late husband entitled, I Hear You Calling Me.
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Countess Lily McCormack (1884-c.1969)
THE RIVER SHANNON AND BRIDGE AT ATHLONE, 1944
oil on canvas
signed and dated lower left; with typed label on reverse reads Painted by Lily McCormack. A present for John. The River Shannon and Bridge at Athlone"
LandscaPortraite
13.5 by 19in., 33.75 by 47.5cm.
Lily McCormack (née Foley) married the famous Irish tenor, Count John McCormack in 1906. Born in Athlone in 1884, McCormack`s hometown is seen here from the far side of the Shannon looking over towards the twin towers of St. Peter`s and St. Paul`s church. By 1944, when the present work was executed, the artist`s husband had retired, giving his last public performance in support of the war effort the previous year. He died in Dublin in 1945 and 1949 Lily McCormack published a biography on her late husband entitled, I Hear You Calling Me.
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