Seán O'Sullivan (painter)

Seán O'Sullivan (20 June 1906 – 3 May 1964) was an Irish painter. He began exhibiting at the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) in 1926, at the age of 20, contributing an average of six paintings a year until his death. Primarily a portrait painter, O'Sullivan composed works featuring many of the leading political and cultural figures in Ireland, including Éamon de Valera, Douglas Hyde, W B Yeats, and James Joyce.[1][2] He designed the cover for the Capuchin Annual in 1930.[3]

References

  1. ↑ O'Sullivan at Ricorso
  2. ↑ Arnold, Bruce. A Concise History of Irish Art. Thames and Hudson, London. 1969. Pg 171. Retrieved Apr. 21, 2008.
  3. ↑ Capuchin Annual, 1930


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